Term Name: melanocyte
Synonyms: melanophore
Definition: A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which gives a brown to black appearance.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000148]

Relationships
develops from: melanoblast
is a type of: pigment cell somatic cell
has subtype: dark melanocyte dermal melanocyte epidermal melanocyte epithelial melanocyte foreskin melanocyte hair follicle melanocyte light melanocyte melanocyte of eyelid melanocyte of skin retinal melanocyte strial intermediate cell
has_part: melanosome