| 11. | SCF also regulates survival and proliferation of fully differentiated melanocytes in adults.
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| 12. | Tyrp1 is a melanocyte-specific gene product involved in melanin synthesis.
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| 13. | This results in increased concentrations of the melanogenic enzymes within the melanocyte.
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| 14. | In the absence of this signal, melanocytes produce phaeomelanin.
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| 15. | Lerner also isolated the compound melanocyte-stimulating hormone ( MSH ).
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| 16. | Melanoma is a rare but aggressive malignant cancer that originates from melanocytes.
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| 17. | As they mature, melanocytes and nerve cells continue to share some attributes.
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| 18. | Like nerve cells, melanocytes develop branching processes that attach to nearby cells.
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| 19. | All adults have about 60, 000 melanocytes per square inch of skin.
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| 20. | The pigment is produced in a specialized group of cells known as melanocytes.
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