ABSTRACT
Intheintegument,themelanocyteinhabitsapeculiarlycomplexmicroenvironmentcontrolled,inpart,bythesurroundingepidermalorfollicularkeratinocyteswhichmaydetermine thephenotypicexpressionofthemelanocyte;thekeratinocytesthemselvesare,ofcourse, dependentuponthemelanocyteforsuppliesofpigmentgranules.
