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cyanophore

Description

"A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains blue pigment of unknown chemical composition in fibrous organelles termed cyanosomes. This gives a blue appearance." [SANBI:mhl]

Terms

blue chromatophoreEnglish- related synonym

Identifier

CL:0000747
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