Functions of Cells in the epidermis

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Keratinocytes

• Produce keratin

• Produce antibiotics

and enzymes

• Have

desmosomes

• Constantly dividing

• Dead at the cell

surface

;located in stratum basale, granalosum, lucidum, corneum

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Melanocytes

• Make a dark

pigment called

melanin

• Transferred to

keratinocyes

• Melanin shields

the nuclei from UV

lights

;located in stratum basale

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Langerhans Cells

Less cell division occur cells,

dendretic cells,

macrophage like

;located in stratum spinosum

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Merkel Cells

• Associated with

disc like sensory

nerve ending

• Serve as receptors

for touch

;located in stratum basale