- melanosome
- noun Date: 1940 a melanin-producing granule in a melanocyte
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Melanosome — Mélanosome Le mélanosome est un membre de la famille des organelles intracellulaires, parent des lysosomes et des granules des plaquettes sanguines, à l intérieur duquel sont fabriquées les mélanines, pigments protégeant la peau des radiations… … Wikipédia en Français
melanosome — melanosome. См. меланосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
melanosome — [mel′ə nō sōm΄, mə lan′əsōm] n. an organelle of a cell containing densely packed melanin pigments along rows of tiny fibers … English World dictionary
Melanosome — For the geological term, see melanosome (geology). In a biological cell, a melanosome is an organelle containing melanin, the most common light absorbing pigment found in the animal kingdom. Cells that synthesize melanins are called melanocytes,… … Wikipedia
Mélanosome — Le mélanosome est un organite intracellulaire, parent des lysosomes et des granules des plaquettes sanguines, à l intérieur duquel sont fabriquées les mélanines, pigments protégeant la peau des radiations solaires dans le règne animal. Il est… … Wikipédia en Français
Melanosome (geology) — A melanosome in geology refers to the dark, mafic mineral bands formed in migmatite which is undergoing eutaxitic melting; probably to form granite. These form bands with leucosomes and such a texture may be described as schlieren or migmatitic.… … Wikipedia
melanosome — Membrane bounded organelle found in melanocytes; when melanin synthesis is active internal structure is characteristic, containing melanofilaments that have a periodicity of around 9nm and are arranged in parallel arrays. Mature melanosomes, in… … Dictionary of molecular biology
melanosome — /meuh lan euh sohm , mel euh neuh /, n. Cell Biol. an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin. [1935 40; MELANO + SOME3] * * * … Universalium
melanosome — noun Any organelle that contains melanin … Wiktionary
melanosome — The generally oval pigment granule (0.2 by 0.6 μm) produced by melanocytes. SYN: eumelanosome. [melano + G. soma, body] giant m. a large spherical m. (1 to 6 μ in diameter) formed in the cytoplasm of melanocytes in café au lait spots and other… … Medical dictionary
