Keratinocytes

Word KERATINOCYTES
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What do we mean by keratinocytes?

A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin

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The word "keratinocytes" in example sentences

All these inert cells, called keratinocytes, overlap like thin shingles on a roof, with pores the ducts for hair follicles and sweat glands interspersed among them. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

The melanin is dispersed to neighboring skin cells, known as keratinocytes, and acts as a natural sunscreen that provides some protection against the ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The skin cell spray is produced by dissolving cells from pieces of skin and then separating cell types such as keratinocytes and fibroblasts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Budgeon LR, Christensen ND (2006) Human papillomaviruses bind a basal extracellular matrix component secreted by keratinocytes which is distinct from a membrane-associated receptor. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The cultivation of epidermal keratinocytes elaborated in his laboratory permitted the first use of cultured cells for the treatment of human disease. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The “bricks” are squamous cells durable keratinocytes that will eventually move up to the stratum corneum and be sloughed off held together with rope-like bridges. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

It is also composed of many different types of cells, such as fibroblasts, keratinocytes, as well as messengers such as hormones, neuropeptides, and neurotransmitters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A prescription retinoid works beautifully to control both comedonal and inflammatory acne because it exfoliates the skin, regulates the shedding process of keratinocytes, and controls overproduction of sebum. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

Dead keratinocytes are opaque, so light flattens against them. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

More specifically, it prevents the excessive production of keratinocytes (95% of the skin is made of keratinocytes) by inhibiting DNA synthesis (the process by which cells reproduce). ❋ Unknown (2009)

In fact, every minute we shed about forty thousand keratinocytes. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

Selsun Blue is designed mainly to resist seborrheic dermatitis, however selenium sulfide has also been proven to prevent the excessive production of keratinocytes, which make up most of the epidermis the outer part of the skin, thus preventing one of the main symptoms of psoriasis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Treat comedones with salicylic acid to keep pores open and prescription retinoids to regulate keratinocytes. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

The growth is created when too many dead keratinocytes get rolled up like an onion into a scaly little mass, which is why it looks and feels like a hard clay blob. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

I prescribe benzoyl peroxide to clear up the pimples and a topical retinoid to regulate keratinocytes and keep the pores clear. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

TCA works on melanocytes; retinoic acid zones in on the sebaceous glands; lactic acid blows up keratinocytes and is an effective exfoliating agent; glycolic also exfoliates but has less risk of causing hyperpigmentation. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

The two studies showing that kinetin affects cell differentiation in keratinocytes and fibroblasts were done in vitro. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

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