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. 2013 Feb 20;30(1):30–41. doi: 10.5114/pdia.2013.33376

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Scheme of the epidermis structure. Melanocyte reside between the basal layer cells and through dendritic processes communicates with about 30-40 keratinocytes in the epidermal melanin unit. Melanocyte synthesizes melanins in melanosomes transported into keratinocytes to protect them from UV radiation