"Melanophores" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Chromatophores (large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates) which contain melanin. Short term color changes are brought about by an active redistribution of the melanophores pigment containing organelles (MELANOSOMES). Mammals do not have melanophores; however they have retained smaller pigment cells known as MELANOCYTES.
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D008547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.265.531
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanophores" by people in Profiles.
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Evolution of pigment cell regression in the cavefish Astyanax: a late step in melanogenesis. Evol Dev. 2004 Jul-Aug; 6(4):209-18.
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Molecular cloning and functional characterization of murine cysteinyl-leukotriene 1 (CysLT(1)) receptors. Biochem Pharmacol. 2001 Nov 01; 62(9):1193-200.
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Effects of regulators of G protein-signaling proteins on the functional response of the mu-opioid receptor in a melanophore-based assay. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1999 Nov; 291(2):482-91.
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Functional screening of multiuse peptide libraries using melanophore bioassay. Methods Mol Biol. 1998; 87:119-28.
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Functional expression of olfactory-adrenergic receptor chimeras and intracellular retention of heterologously expressed olfactory receptors. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1997 Sep; 48(2):270-8.
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Expression cloning of a high-affinity melatonin receptor from Xenopus dermal melanophores. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Jun 21; 91(13):6133-7.
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Cloning and characterization of an endothelin-3 specific receptor (ETC receptor) from Xenopus laevis dermal melanophores. J Biol Chem. 1993 Sep 05; 268(25):19126-33.