The size of the melanocyte system in humans was estimated as though all active
melanocytes in the body were assembled in a single compact organ. Our estimates indicate …

Two hundred and ninety specimens of clinically normal skin from eighty-two individuals
were examined and the incidence of melanocytes in the basal layer was determined in …

The incidence of basal layer melanocytes has been assessed in the epidermis overlying
and adjacent to melanocytic and other tumors of and in the skin. The technique employed …

The morphology and physiology of the melanocyte have bee a studied thoroughly by
numerous investigators (1, 2, 3). General agreement on many ques-tions has been reached …

The absence of spectacular color changes in man, similar to those in lower vertebrates and
the lack of “contractile” melanophores in human skin led to the assumption in the past that …

The distribution of melanocytes in human skin has been observed to vary within and among
individuals, yet little is known of the factors that determine the density of these pigment cells …

Melanocytes may be regarded as unicellular, pigment-secreting glands, largely though not
entirely confined to the epidermis, of which they are a constant though often un-recognized …

There are two chemically distinct types of melanin: the red‐yellow phaeomelanins and the
brown‐black eumelanins. While both melanins have been detected in human epidermis and …

Chronically sun‐exposed facial skin of three females aged 68, 71, and 78 years, and of a
male aged 78, was examined by electron microscopy in order to study the condition of the …

The total mass of pigment cells in the adult human is estimated to be about 1.5 grams (1).
This mass of pigment cells is substantially larger than the pineal gland which weighs only …