"Melanocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES.
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D008544
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.613
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Pearls & Oy-sters: Primary Pineal Melanoma With Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. Neurology. 2021 08 03; 97(5):248-250.
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Use of Autologous, Noncultured Melanocyte-Keratinocyte Transplantation in Patients With Stable Genital Leucoderma. Dermatol Surg. 2020 09; 46(9):1225-1227.
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Racial disparity in Covid-19 mortality rates - A plausible explanation. Clin Immunol. 2020 08; 217:108481.
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Downregulation of TUG1 promotes melanogenesis and UVB-induced melanogenesis. Exp Dermatol. 2019 06; 28(6):730-733.
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What's New in Pigmentary Disorders. Dermatol Clin. 2019 Apr; 37(2):175-181.
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Melanocytes, Organogenesis, and Angiogenesis: Evidence for More than a Pigment-Producing Capability of Melanocytes. Cells Tissues Organs. 2018; 206(1-2):6-8.
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Dermoscopic features of conjunctival melanocytic lesions. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Dec; 153(6):878-881.
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Melanoma risk after in vitro fertilization: A review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Dec; 79(6):1133-1140.e3.
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Comment on "Activation of melanocytes in idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis after 5-fluorouracil infusion using a tattoo machine: Preliminary analysis of a randomized, split-body, single blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 10; 79(4):e79.
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Examination of the melanocytes of the Nevus of Ota with in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy: 15 cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Jun; 32(6):e241-e242.