Biomaterial Database

M L Zimny, and R J Trautman

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008544	Melanocytes	Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES.	Melanocyte
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014010	Tinea Versicolor	A common chronic, noninflammatory and usually symptomless disorder, characterized by the occurrence of multiple macular patches of all sizes and shapes, and varying in pigmentation from fawn-colored to brown. It is seen most frequently in hot, humid, tropical regions and is mostly caused by MALASSEZIA FURFUR (formerly Pityrosporum orbiculare).	Malassezia furfur Infection,Pityriasis Folliculitis,Pityriasis Versicolor,Pityrosporum orbiculare Infection,Folliculitides, Pityriasis,Folliculitis, Pityriasis,Infection, Malassezia furfur,Infection, Pityrosporum orbiculare,Malassezia furfur Infections,Pityriasis Folliculitides,Pityrosporum orbiculare Infections