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

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.