chromoblasts

Noun

chromoblast (plural chromoblasts)

1. A precursor cell for chromaffin cells.
   • Possibly more than one type of chromoblast precursor is present in the adrenal primordium[.] TH levels are lower in chromoblasts that have migrated into the adrenal primordium and that are destined to become future neurones or NA cells than in future A cells[.] [figure legend]1999 October, K. Langley, N. J. Grant, “Molecular markers of sympathoadrenal cells”, in Cell and Tissue Research, volume 298, Springer-Verlag, →DOI, page 189

   Synonyms:

   pheochromoblast

2. A hypothesized cell, arising from the neural crest, that serves as a common progenitor cell for pigment cells, especially in some fishes and amphibians.
   • The morphological changes are accompanied by the establishment of a well-differentiated dorso-ventral pigmentation pattern. In the ocular side, stem chromoblasts differentiate into adult chromatophores (mainly melanophores, xanthophores and iridophores) and larval chromatophores progressively...2019 September 20, Patricia I. S. Pinto, Cláudia C. Guerreiro, Rita A. Costa, et al., “Understanding pseudo-albinism in sole (Solea senegalensis): a transcriptomics and metagenomics approach”, in...

   Synonyms:

   chromatoblast