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keratohyalin

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keratohyalin /ker·a·to·hy·a·lin/ (-hi´ah-lin)
1. a substance in the granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization.
2. a substance found in granules in Hassall corpuscles of the thymus.
ker·a·to·hy·a·lin (kr-t-h-ln)
n.
A colorless translucent protein present in the granules of the granular layer of the epidermis.
keratohyalin
the substance in the granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis.
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Histopathologically, infected epithelial cells showed prominent ballooning degeneration and dense, eosinophilic, cytoplasmic granules that were difficult to distinguish from keratohyalin bodies.
Monkeypox transmission and pathogenesis in prairie dogs by Zaki, Sherif R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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