Keratinocytes regulate the function of melanocytes

Mammalian keratinocytes compose the bulk of the epithelium, undergo keratinization, and form the dead superficial layer of the skin. These superficial keratinized cells are continuously replaced by cells derived from mitotic cells in the lowest layer of the epidermis (i.e., the basal layer). Melanoc...

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Main Author: Tomohisa Hirobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811714000238