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xanthophore

Description

"A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains cartenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or xanthosomes. This gives an appearance ranging from a golden yellow to orange and red." [SANBI:mhl]

Identifier

CL:0000430
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