Regulation of pigment migration in the amphibian melanophore
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1962
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Burgers, A.C.J.
Oordt, G.J. van
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Abstract
Among vertebrates rapid color changes
in the skin are restricted to fishes, amphibia
and reptiles. These reactions are
based on the movements of pigment granules
in special cells, the chromatophores
which may be classified as leucophores,
xanthophores, erythrophores and melanophores.