Melanoblast

A melanoblast is a precursor cell of a melanocyte. These cells migrate from the trunk neural crest cells (in terms of axial level from neck to posterior end) dorsolaterally between the ectoderm and dorsal surface of the somites.

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Cells in humans derived from ectoderm

Surface ectoderm

Skin	Trichocyte Keratinocyte

Anterior pituitary	Gonadotrope Corticotrope Thyrotrope Somatotrope Lactotroph

Neural crest

Peripheral nervous system	Neuron Glia Schwann cell Satellite glial cell

Neuroendocrine system	Chromaffin cell Parafollicular cell Glomus cell

Skin	Melanocyte Nevus cell Merkel cell

Teeth	Odontoblast Cementoblast

Eyes	Corneal keratocyte

Neural tube

Central nervous system	Neuron Glia (Oligodendrocyte Astrocyte)

Ependyma	Ependymocytes

Pineal gland	Pinealocyte

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Melanoblast

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