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Descriptor
English
:
Chromatophores
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cromatóforos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cromatóforos
Synonyms
English
:
Chromatophore
Tree Number:
A11.436.265
Definition
English
:
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
).)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with chromophores (chemical groups imparting color to a cpd);
BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES
is available
See Related
English
:
Pigmentation
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
2905
Unique Identifier:
D002856
Occurrence in VHL
:
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