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melanocytes
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Melanocyte
Melanocytes
( or ) are
melanin
-producing
cells
located in the bottom layer (the
stratum basale
) of the skin's
epidermis
, the middle layer of the
eye
(the
uvea
), the
inner ear
,
meninges
,
bones
, and
heart
. Melanin is the
pigment
primarily responsible for
skin color
. Once synthesised, melanin is contained in a special organelle called a
melanosome
and moved along arm-like structures called
dendrites
, so as to reach the
keratinocytes
.
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