How to Use keratinocyte in a Sentence

keratinocyte

noun

• With acne, however, sebum, hair, and keratinocytes stick together in the pore.
  — Angela Palmer Updated, Verywell Health, 2023-07-05
• The melanosomes arrive there during development, when the melanocytes transfer them into specialized cells called keratinocytes that give rise to feathers and hair.
  — Jakob Vinther, Scientific American, 2017-03-01
• These vitamin D analogs bind to vitamin D receptors on keratinocytes, which are cells in the skin, to prevent or slow their growth, Lim said.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 2023-07-25
• Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma – collectively known as keratinocyte cancers – account for more than 97% of skin cancer cases, but invasive melanomas cause the most deaths.
  — Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 2023-08-20
• Essentially, soy works as a dark spot corrector by preventing melanin (pigment) from being transferred from melanocytes (color cells) to keratinocytes (skin cells), Dr. Zeichner explains.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2024-09-26