loading...| Preferred Name |
Keratinocyte |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12589 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Epidermal cells which synthesize 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. vertebrate, epidermal cell of ectodermal origin. |
| code |
C12589 |
| DEFINITION |
The keratin-producing cells of the epidermis. They are the predominant cells of the epidermis that form in the deep basal layer of the stratified epithelium of the epidermis. They gradually migrate upward to the cornified layer of the epidermis undergoing characteristic changes. |
| Display_Name |
Keratinocyte |
| FULL_SYN |
Keratinocytes |
| label |
Keratinocyte |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Keratinocyte |
| Preferred_Name |
Keratinocyte |
| prefixIRI |
C12589 |
| prefLabel |
Keratinocyte |
| Semantic_Type |
Cell |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0022567 |
| subClassOf |