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
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
- See also
- References
- External links
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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