Assertion: epidermis's cell | /r/HasProperty | corneocyte
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text: Horny cells (corneocytes) of the cornified layer provide mechanical protection to the underlying epidermis and a barrier to prevent water loss and invasion by foreign substances (Jackson, Williams, Feingold, & Elias, 1993).
text: There has been a long-standing belief in dermatology that the stratum corneum consisted of dead cells (corneocytes), devoid of biological activity and function.
text: During the degradative phase of keratinization, cellular organelles are lost, the contents of the cell are consolidated into a mixture of filaments and amorphous cell envelopes, and the cell finally is known as a horny cell or corneocyte.