Talk:Integumentary System Development
From Embryology
Biology and Genetics of Hair. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20590427
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064709/?tool=pubmed
Melanoblasts
Ex vivo live imaging of melanoblast migration in embryonic mouse skin.
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2010 Apr;23(2):299-301. Epub 2010 Jan 7.
Mort RL, Hay L, Jackson IJ.
PMID: 20067551 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20067551
Melanoblasts are the embryonic precursors of melanocytes. They are derived from the neural crest at around embryonic day 9.5 (E9.5) and upregulate early melanoblast specific markers (Mitf, Tyrosinase, Dct, Kit) around E10.5.
Includes videos of melanoblast migration in model mouse skin system.
The making of a melanocyte: the specification of melanoblasts from the neural crest.
Thomas AJ, Erickson CA. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2008 Dec;21(6):598-610. Review. PMID: 19067969
