loricrin

L1O1R1I1C3R1I1N1

noun

A major protein component of the cornified cell envelope found in terminally differentiated epidermal cells.

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Meanings

nounloricrin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA major protein component of the cornified cell envelope found in terminally differentiated epidermal cells.

    Furthermore, significantly higher levels of loricrin and transglutaminase-3 mRNA were observed in the SM group.

    2015 August 25, “Dietary Milk Sphingomyelin Prevents Disruption of Skin Barrier Function in Hairless Mice after UV-B Irradiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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