Hu F, Mah K
Mech Ageing Dev. 1979 Nov;11(4):227-35. doi: 10.1016/0047-6374(79)90002-2.
Choroidal melanocytes differentiate and cease to divide early in postnatal life. They have characteristic organelles, the melanosomes, which are formed from tyrosine in a reaction catalyzed by tyrosinase. As animals become old, enzyme activity declines and the melanosomes show changes that are quantitatively and qualitatively correlated to the animal's increasing age.