Keratohyalin (Noun)
Meaning
Hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Keratohyalin granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis are involved in the production of natural moisturizing factor.
- Keratohyalin granules, containing a complex of filaggrin and loricrin, break down in the stratum corneum.
- Filaggrin and loricrin in keratohyalin granules of the stratum granulosum contribute to the compact structure of the skin's outermost layer.
- Hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum are often referred to as keratohyalin.
- The function of keratohyalin in the skin's outer layers involves facilitating cell adhesion and maintaining skin hydration.