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keratinocyte
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keratinocyte [kə′rat·ən·ə‚sīt]
(histology)
A specialized epidermal cell that synthesizes keratin.


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To dissect the underlying control mechanisms for this process, we established a keratinocyte/fibroblast co-culture system and subsequently demonstrated more than a 10-fold increase in collagenase expression in fibroblasts co-cultured with keratinocytes relative to that of control cells.
Hyaluronan (HA) is produced by keratinocytes in human skin organ culture, and degraded locally in epidermis by an unknown metabolic route.
Once introduced into the skin, the virus invades the keratinocytes and takes over the cells.
 
 
 
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