Some famous bearers of this name include: Lucille Ball. In the U.S. in 2015, it ranked 283 in baby name popularity for girls with 1,112 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name. In contrast, the year before it ranked 342 in baby name popularity for girls with 970 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.
[edit on Wikidata] Melanocytes (/mÉËlÃ¦nÉËsaÉªt, -noÊ-/ or /ËmÉlÉnÉËsaÉªt, -noÊ-/) are melanin-producing cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the middle layer of the eye (the uvea), the inner ear, meninges, bones, and heart. Melanin is the pigment primarily responsible for skin color.
The deeper layer of the epidermis contains the pigment producing (melanogenesis) cells, melanocytes. These produce the dark brown pigment in the epidermis, eumelanin. The melanocyte forms part of the epidermal unit in a ratio of 1:36 keratinocytes.he upper most outer layer of the skin, the epidermis, consists of squamous cells (flat and scale-like in shape) and underneath basal cells (round shaped).