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cromatóforos

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Definition

  • Information Grandes células pigmentarias de peces, anfibios, reptiles y numerosos invertebrados, las cuales dispersan y juntan sus gránulos de pigmentos. Entre ellas se incluyen los melanóforos, eritróforos, xantóforos, leucóforos e iridóforos. En el caso de las algas, los cromatóforos se refieren a los cloroplastos; en el caso de las bacterias fototróficas, se refieren a orgánulos membranosos (cromatóforos bacterianos).

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/191628

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