| Term: | keratinocyte calcium-mediated signaling |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | keratinocyte |
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| Synonyms: | keratinocytes |
| Definition: | An epidermal cell which synthesizes keratin and undergoes a characteristic change as it moves upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin. Successive stages of differentiation of the keratinocytes forming the epidermal layers are basal cell, spinous or prickle cell, and the granular cell. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009158] |
| Name: | calcium-mediated signaling |
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| Synonyms: | calcium ion signaling, calcium signaling, calcium signalling, calcium-mediated signalling |
| Definition: | Any intracellular signal transduction in which the signal is passed on within the cell via calcium ions. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0019722] QuickGO AmiGO |