Cell type

Keratinocyte

Keratinocytes make up most of the epidermis and help form a protective barrier.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000312View source record ↗

Overview

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Keratinocytes make up most of the epidermis and help form a protective barrier.

AT A GLANCE

Body systemTissues & Organs

Typical locationOuter layers of the skin

Lineage / classEpithelial · epidermal

Cell Ontology IDCL:0000312

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All 3 Structured Connections

Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Keratinocyte · Cell type

Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Keratinocyte · Cell type

Keratinocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type