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Melanosomes

Known as: Melanosome 
A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Cellular StructuresCytoplasmic Granulesmelanocyte

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Eumelanin granulePheomelanin granulemelanosome membrane
MicrobiologicalProcess of secretionaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Lysosomal Hydrolases Are Present in Melanosomes and Are Elevated in Melanizing Cells (*)
Melanosomes, the subcellular site of melanin synthesis and deposition, may be related to the endolysosomal lineage of organelles… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Biosynthesis and intracellular movement of the melanosomal membrane glycoprotein gp75, the human b (brown) locus product.
Review
1988
Review
1988
The melanocyte. Its structure, function, and subpopulations in skin, eyes, and hair.
1984
1984
Synthesis and biological actions of melanin concentrating hormone.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The tumor promoter, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate accelerates keratinocyte differentiation and stimulates growth of an unidentified cell type in cultured human epidermis.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Melanocytic nevi in neonates.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Transformation of chicken embryo retinal melanoblasts by a temperature-sensitive mutant of rous sarcoma virus
1974
1974
Characterization of a new melanosomal structural component--the vesiculoglobular body--by conventional transmission, high-voltage, and scanning electron microscopy.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Dedifferentiation of iris epithelial cells.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effect of colchicine on microtubules in the melanophores of Fundulus heteroclitus.
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