intercorneocyte

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

inter- +‎ corneocyte

Adjective[edit]

intercorneocyte (not comparable)

  1. Between corneocytes.
    • 2016 January 20, “TMEM45A Is Dispensable for Epidermal Morphogenesis, Keratinization and Barrier Formation”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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 reinforces desmosomes.