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carotenoid vesicle
Term Information
Accession
GO:0043702
Name
carotenoid vesicle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A tissue-specific cytoplasmic vesicle surrounded by a membrane half-leaflet within which carotenoid pigments are stored. Carotenoid vesicles are synthesized in xanthophores and erythrophore cells and are yellow, orange or red in appearance.
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