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keratinocytes

Adj. keratinocytic

Features

- apoptotic keratinocytes

See also

- epidermal basal cells
- corneocytes

Videos

- Keratocytes, found on the scales of fish, are specialized for very rapid motility in order to heal scratches."

Ref.: Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th Edition, by Alerts, Johnson, Lewis. Raff, Roberts, Walter.

References

- Nickoloff BJ. Keratinocytes regain momentum as instigators of cutaneous inflammation. Trends Mol Med. 2006 Mar;12(3):102-6. PMID: #16443394#

- Dhitavat J, Fairclough RJ, Hovnanian A, Burge SM. Calcium pumps and keratinocytes: lessons from Darier’s disease and Hailey-Hailey disease. Br J Dermatol. 2004 May;150(5):821-8. PMID: #15149492#

- Werner S, Smola H. Paracrine regulation of keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Trends Cell Biol. 2001 Apr;11(4):143-6. PMID: #11306276#