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Keratinocytes

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Keratinocytes
Cells found in the epidermis. The keratinocytes at the outer surface of the epidermis are dead and form a tough protective layer. The cells underneath divide to replenish the supply.
Mentioned in: Ichthyosis, Skin Grafting
keratinocytes
(krat´inōsīts´),
n.pl a cell of the living epidermis and certain oral epithelia that produces keratin in the process of differen-tiating into the dead and fully ke-ratinized cells of the stratum corneum.
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