What is a vertebrate pigment cell?

Summary On the basis of discussions emerging from a workshop and discussions at the 7th meeting of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research in Geneva in 2012, this manuscript outlines useful criteria for defining the bona fide pigment cells as a functional entity of the vertebrate body plan an...

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Published in:Pigment cell and melanoma research 2016-01, Vol.29 (1), p.8-14
Main Authors: Schartl, Manfred, Larue, Lionel, Goda, Makoto, Bosenberg, Marcus W., Hashimoto, Hisashi, Kelsh, Robert N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomarkers - metabolism
Cells - metabolism
definition
Humans
Neoplasms - pathology
nomenclature
pigment cell
Pigments, Biological - metabolism
Terminology as Topic
Vertebrates - metabolism
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Summary:Summary On the basis of discussions emerging from a workshop and discussions at the 7th meeting of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research in Geneva in 2012, this manuscript outlines useful criteria for defining the bona fide pigment cells as a functional entity of the vertebrate body plan and differentiating them from ‘pigmented’ cells in general. It also proposes a nomenclature for various types of pigment cells of vertebrates.
ISSN:1755-1471
1755-148X
DOI:10.1111/pcmr.12409