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intercorneocyte

intercorneocyte adjective: between corneocytes.

Adjective

intercorneocyte (not comparable)

  1. Between corneocytes.
    • One important function of granular keratinocytes is secretion of lamellar bodies (LB) content, including precursors of the intercorneocyte matrix and their processing enzymes, enzymes involved in desquamation (and their inhibitors), antimicrobial peptides, and corneodesmosin, a protein that...2016 January 20, “TMEM45A Is Dispensable for Epidermal Morphogenesis, Keratinization and Barrier Formation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of intercorneocyte

From inter- + corneocyte.

Questions about intercorneocyte

What does intercorneocyte mean?
Intercorneocyte means between corneocytes.
What part of speech is intercorneocyte?
Intercorneocyte is an adjective.

Words near intercorneocyte in the dictionary

  1. intercopy
  2. intercoracoid
  3. intercoracoidal
  4. intercorallite
  5. intercore
  6. intercorneocyte
  7. intercoronal
  8. intercoronoid
  9. intercorporate
  10. intercorporation
  11. intercorporeal

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