melanosome

Term Information

Accession: GO:0042470
Ontology: cellular component
Synonyms: None
Definition: A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells. [source: GOC:jl, PMID:11584301]
Comment: None
Subset: None
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