Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of melanofilament
To differentiate between Stage III and Stage IV melanosomes, stage III melanosomes were characterized as having some melanin deposition and observable melanofilaments, while stage IV melanosomes were categorized as having dark melanin and no observable melanofilaments aberrant or not in morphology.
2015 December 1, “Tyrosinase Depletion Prevents the Maturation of Melanosomes in the Mouse Hair Follicle”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Cite this entry
APA
melanofilaments. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanofilaments
MLA
“melanofilaments.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanofilaments. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melanofilaments,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanofilaments.
Source: melanofilaments on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.