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
They produce insulin-like growth factor 1 and other growth factors that help keratinocytes multiply and close wounds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Laboratory experiments showed that this oxidative stress activates a protective response in keratinocytes, the skin cells responsible for repairing wounds.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026
These keratinocytes were engineered to express a specific variant of the HLA gene called HLA-B*57:01, which specifically bind to the antiviral drug abacavir.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
These cells were also able to differentiate into a downstream epidermal cell type, keratinocytes, which represent a key cell type in the skin.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
The main type of cells which make up the epidermis are keratinocytes, with melanocytes and Langerhans cells also present.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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