Anatomical Structures – Science Glossary – Creative Touch

Skip to the main content

Anatomical Structure

2 entities in this category

Explore the Science of Anatomical Structures

2 entities found in AnatomicalStructure starting with C Clear filters

Corneocyte
AnatomicalStructure
Flattened, protein-rich cells forming the 'bricks' of the skin barrier, embedded in a lipid matrix that acts as 'mortar'.
Cornified Envelope
AnatomicalStructure
The insoluble, covalently crosslinked protein shell that forms the structural core of the corneocyte, assembled in four sequential stages from involucrin, envoplakin, periplakin, loricrin, and SPRRs.