Melanocīti ir pigmenta šūnas, kas galvenokārt atrodas ādas epidermas slānī. Melanocīti ir šūnas ar daudziem izaugumiem un to citoplazma satur īpašus organoīdus - melanosomas. Melanosomās tiek sintezēts ādas pigments - melanīns.

Melanocīti un melanīns

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