Melanosomes at a glance
- 15 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Cell Science
- Vol. 121 (24) , 3995-3999
Abstract
Melanosomes, the pigment granules that provide tissues with colour and photoprotection, are the cellular site of synthesis, storage and transport of melanin pigments. They are synthesised in mammalian skin melanocytes, in choroidal melanocytes and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in the eye,Keywords
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