keratinocyte
Sign in to saveAlso known as keratinocytes, keratinized cell of epidermis
thumb|Micrograph of keratinocytes, Stratum basale|basal cells and [[melanocytes in the epidermis]] thumb|Keratinocytes (stained green) in the skin of a mouse
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Within Vinony's link graph, keratinocyte is referenced by 391 other articles, and connects out to ultraviolet radiation, keratins and dermis.
It is catalogued under topics including Human cells, Sequestering cells and Skin anatomy.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
61,230 papers- Seeing Keratinocyte Proteins through the Looking Glass of Intrinsic Disorder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
- [The keratinocyte].Pathologie-biologie · 1992
- KLF4 inhibition promotes the expansion of keratinocyte precursors from adult human skin and of embryonic-stem-cell-derived keratinocytes.Nature biomedical engineering · 2019
- The Epidermal Keratinocyte as a Therapeutic Target for Management of Diabetic Wounds.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- Organotypic 3D Skin Models: Human Epidermal Equivalent Cultures from Primary Keratinocytes and Immortalized Keratinocyte Cell Lines.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Function
- Structure
- Cell differentiation
- Interaction with other cells
- Role in wound healing
- Sunburn cells
- Aging
- Civatte body
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thumb|Micrograph of keratinocytes, Stratum basale|basal cells and [[melanocytes in the epidermis]] thumb|Keratinocytes (stained green) in the skin of a mouse
Keratinocytes are the primary type of cell found in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. In humans, they constitute 90% of epidermal skin cells. Basal cells in the basal layer (stratum basale) of the skin are sometimes referred to as basal keratinocytes.
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