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Melanocyte vs Pheomelanin - What's the difference?

melanocyte | pheomelanin |

As nouns the difference between melanocyte and pheomelanin

is that melanocyte is a cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin while pheomelanin is a brown pigment produced by melanocytes.

melanocyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.

    • External links

    * ("melanocyte" on Wikipedia)

    pheomelanin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A brown pigment produced by melanocytes

    • See also

    *eumelanin