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melanosome

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melanosome [mə′lanĀ·ə‚sōm]
(cell and molecular biology)
An organelle which contains melanin and in which tyrosinase activity is not demonstrable.


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Melanosome transfer inhibitors include niacinamide and soybean trypsin inhibitors.
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer.
These clusters of tumor cells invade overlying squamous mucosa in a pagetoid manner (Fig 2) and are characteyized by immunostaining specific for the melanosome protein HMB-45 (Fig 2, inset).
 
 
 
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