keratinocyte
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keratinocytes
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This process could be linked to the initiation of programmed keratinocyte death, a natural process in the epidermis.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
These two proteins make up the bulk of the keratinocyte mass in the stratum granulosum and give the layer its grainy appearance.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A keratinocyte is a cell that manufactures and stores the protein keratin.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The lifecycle of HPV can be viewed as a dance between the virus and the keratinocyte: in an infected keratinocyte, HPV gene expression is spatially and temporally regulated in an intricate, step-by-step performance.
From Nature ● Aug. 29, 2012
In young people the average keratinocyte takes 28 days to traverse the epidermis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therefore, the quantity of oxygen available for the keratinocytes is lower in the basal layers of the epidermis compared to the top layers that are directly exposed to the air that surrounds us.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
It is known for its role in regulating inflammatory responses and its presence in keratinocytes, the cells of the epidermis, was previously associated with the preservation of the skin's immune balance.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Researchers discovered the hemoglobin ? protein in keratinocytes of the epidermis and in hair follicles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023
The main type of cells which make up the epidermis are keratinocytes, with melanocytes and Langerhans cells also present.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
One type of adult stem cell is the epithelial stem cell, which gives rise to the keratinocytes in the multiple layers of epithelial cells in the epidermis of skin.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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