A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains uric acid or other purine crystals deposited in stacks called leucosomes. The crystals reflect light and this gives a white appearance under white light. These cells express purine nucleoside phosphorylase 4a. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_curator ]
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- pigment cell
- neural crest-derived structure
- existence starts during or after some unknown
- develops from some leucoblast
- part of some integument