Epidermal cells which synthesise keratin and undergo characteristic changes as they move upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin. Successive stages of differentiation of the keratinocytes forming the epidermal layers are basal cell, spinous or prickle cell, and the granular cell.
Cells in the skin which secrete the protein keratin.
Types of cells that make up over 95% of the epidermis
Specialized cells of the human cuticle (epidermis) producing the horn substance keratin
The basic cell type of the epidermis; containing keratin, a fibrous protein, they are produced by basal cells in the inner layer of the epidermis.
The cells in the epidermis that manufacture the fibrous protein keratin.
The skin cells that make up most of the epidermis. They contain a tough protein called ‘keratin'.
The principal cells of the epidermis. Keratinocytes form in the basal layer and migrate upward to form the stratum corneum. They are eventually shed through exfoliation in one skin cycle (approximately 6 weeks or one skin cycle).
Skin cells that produce keratin; they are the major cell type of the epidermisn the outermost layer of the skin.
These cells that make up 80 percent of the body's epidermal cells are responsible for maintaining the skin's barrier.
proteins similar to those responsible for tough cells, e.g., hair and nails
Epidermal cells which make keratin. These cells change (differentiate) as they move upward from the bottom (basal) layers of the epidermis to the skin surface.
Keratinocytes are the cells that make up the ‘brick wall’ of the epidermis. They produce a protein called keratin.
Major cells of the epidermis which produce keratin (from the Greek KERAS, KERASTOS, horn), a highly resistant, fibrous protein and major constituent of epidermal cells. This cell is called a horny cell, when it is filled with keratin.