guanophore

guanophore

[′gwän·ə‚fȯr]
(histology)
iridocyte
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Partitions between the clusters contain glial cells, guanophores, and pigment cells.
Opsins and Their Expression Patterns in the Xiphosuran Limulus polyphemus
One of the different kinds of these cells are the guanophores, and the lack of the guanine pigment in these specific cells is the cause of the albinism arising.
Registro de un caso de albinismo incompleto en la iguana verde (Iguana iguana iguana) (Squamata: Iguanidae) en el Caribe Colombiano

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