| Term: | epiphysis melanocyte |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | epiphysis |
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| Synonyms: | corpus pineale, pineal gland, pineal organ |
| Definition: | A circumscribed swelling, includes the pineal primordium that appears late in the segmentation period in the dorsal midline of the diencephalon. It is located directly rostral to the posterior commissure and dorsal to the habenular commissure. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000019] |
| Name: | melanocyte |
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| Synonyms: | melanophore |
| Definition: | A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which gives a brown to black appearance. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009091] |