Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ccratohyalin .
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- noun biology A
protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of theepidermis , which may be involved inkeratinization , and in Hassallcorpuscles in thethymus .
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- noun hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum
Etymologies
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Examples
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The stratum lucidum appears in section as a homogeneous or dimly striated membrane, composed of closely packed cells in which traces of flattened nuclei may be found, and in which minute granules of a substance named keratohyalin are present.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 2. The Common Integument 1918
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Note that FLG2 labels are either diffusely dispersed in the cytoplasm (panel c) or grouped as keratohyalin granules (panel d).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Zhihong Wu et al. 2009
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FLG2 labels were dispersed diffusely throughout the cytoplasm in the SC, while in the SG, FLG2 was localized to irregularly-shaped keratohyalin granules of various sizes (
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Zhihong Wu et al. 2009
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