Concept information
Preferred term
Chromatophores
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- do not confuse with chromophores (chemical groups imparting color to a cpd); BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES is available
Scope note
- The large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates which actively disperse and aggregate their pigment granules. These cells include MELANOPHORES, erythrophores, xanthophores, leucophores and iridiophores. (In algae, chromatophores refer to CHLOROPLASTS. In phototrophic bacteria chromatophores refer to membranous organelles (BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES).)
In other languages
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Finnish
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kromatofori
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kromofori
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kromoforit
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002856
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