What Kind Of Cell Are Melanocytes?
What Kind Of Cell Are Melanocytes? Melanocyte, specialized skin cell that produces the protective skin-darkening pigment melanin. Birds and mammals possess these pigment cells, which are found mainly in the epidermis, though they occur elsewhere—e.g., in the matrix of the hair. Are melanocytes epithelial cells? Epithelial cells contain most of an individual’s melanin, the pigment