Term Information

Accession
GO:0043702
Name
carotenoid vesicle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A tissue-specific cytoplasmic vesicle surrounded by a membrane half-leaflet within which carotenoid pigments are stored. Carotenoid vesicles are synthesized in xanthophores and erythrophore cells and are yellow, orange or red in appearance. Source: GOC:mh
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0043702 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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carotenoid vesicle [is_a relation] is_a  cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410)

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