Melanocyte Images

Melanocyte: normal (physiological) tanning of the skin by UV rays.

Hyperpigmentation (pathological brown discoloration of the skin) after application of heat pads.

Regional density ofmelanocytes (melan-A [MART]-antibody) in the stratum basale of the epidermis of normal field skin.

Melanocyte. diffuse penetration of the surface epithelium by melanocytes stained with the antibody Melan-A. Bizarre dendritic branching.

Melanocyte electron microscopy: Melanocyte (M) hanging drop-like in the corium.

Melanocyte electron microscopy: Melanocyte (M) located in the basal layer of the epidermis with protrusion of the dermo-epidermal basement membrane (BM); the black contrasted granules placed at the periphery of the cell correspond to melanosomes (Me)