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What is the definition or description of: keratinocyte?
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CELL TYPE IN EPIDERM: It is the predomonant cell type in the epidermis, the voutermost layer of the skin, which constitute 95%of the cells found there those keratinocytes found in the basal layer are called basal cells or basal keratinocytes.
Answered 1/11/2013
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