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melanocyte

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melanocyte [mə′lan·ə‚sīt]
(histology)
A cell containing dark pigments.
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colorful locks depend on a group of special cells in hair follicles called melanocyte stem cells.
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Nishimura and colleagues say that that eventually led to fewer melanocytes, meaning that there were fewer stem cells capable of topping up the melanocyte pool.
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Specialized cells around the root of each hair strand, called melanocytes, pump out the pigment as hair grows.
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