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The 23 pages that link to Melanocyte, each with the reason it gives.

• EpidermisRelated: Melanocytes in the epidermis help protect cell nuclei from ultraviolet radiation.

• MelaninRelated: Melanocytes make melanin and pass pigment to skin cells that display it.

• Neural crestBroader topic: Many vertebrate melanocytes descend from neural crest cells.

• MelanomaNarrower topic: Melanoma begins when melanocytes acquire changes that allow uncontrolled growth.

• KeratinocyteRelated: Melanocytes transfer pigment to keratinocytes, helping protect their nuclei from ultraviolet radiation.

• TyrosinaseRelated: Cellular control of tyrosinase abundance and trafficking shapes melanin production.

• ChromatophoreCompared with: Melanocytes make and transfer melanin, whereas chromatophores can also reflect light or move pigment within themselves.

• MelanogenesisBroader topic: Melanocytes are the cells that carry out melanogenesis.

• MelanosomeNarrower topic: Melanosomes develop and function inside these cells.

• EumelaninRelated: These cells make eumelanin in skin and hair follicles.

• Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentationBroader topic: These cells produce the excess melanin behind many dark marks.

• AlbinismRelated: Albinism-related gene changes can disrupt melanin synthesis within these cells.

• PheomelaninRelated: Melanocytes synthesize pheomelanin and transfer pigment-containing organelles to neighboring cells.

• ZebraRelated: Melanocytes produce the dark pigment present in zebra stripes.

• VitiligoBroader topic: These cells disappear from affected areas, producing vitiligo’s depigmented patches.

• MelasmaBroader topic: Melasma involves increased pigment production by melanocytes in affected skin.

• Waardenburg syndromeRelated: Abnormal melanocyte development produces the characteristic pigment differences.

• NevusRelated: Melanocytes form the cell population in melanocytic nevi.

• Human skin colorBroader topic: These cells make the pigment underlying most persistent differences in skin tone.

• Human skinBroader topic: Its melanin helps shield epidermal cell nuclei from ultraviolet radiation.

• Integumentary systemBroader topic: Its pigment helps protect skin-cell DNA from ultraviolet radiation.

• LipizzanRelated: Changes in pigment production help account for the Lipizzan’s progressive graying.

• Human hair colorRelated: Follicular melanocytes supply the pigment incorporated into growing hair shafts.