keratohyalin /ker·a·to·hy·a·lin/ (-hi´ah-lin)
keratohyalin
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 (k r  -t -h  -l n)n. A colorless translucent protein present in the granules of the granular layer of the epidermis. |
keratohyalin
[-hī′əlin]
Etymology: Gk, keras + hyalos, glass
a substance in the granules found in keratinocytes of the epidermis. The keratohyalin granule develops within and around the fibrillar protein, contributing in an unknown manner to the functional maturity of keratin.
keratohyalin
the substance in the granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis.
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