单词 | guanophore |
释义 | guanophoren. Zoology. A chromatophore containing crystals of guanine, found in the skin of fishes and reptiles; cf. iridocyte n., leucophore n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > [noun] > parts of atterc1000 fingera1398 spear1608 pecten1713 supraciliary1838 postocular1856 patagium1857 podotheca1864 pretemporal1866 keeled scale1870 postnasal1871 prenasal1886 supracoracoid1897 hedonic gland1901 guanophore1924 chorio-allantois1933 the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > skin or parts of fish-skin1650 guanophore1960 1924 L. Hogben Pigment. Effector Syst. 24 In the skin of the Chameleon there are present, immediately below the epidermis, cells charged with yellow pigment..described as guanophores. 1960 H. M. Fox & H. G. Vevers Nature of Animal Colours x. 150 When guanophores are overlain by a reddish carotenoid pigment a golden hue results. 1963 M. Fingerman Control of Chromatophores i. 4 Cells that contain guanine or guanine-like substances are called guanophores. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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