Evidence that apoptosis and terminal differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes are distinct processes

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Although there are clear parallels between apoptosis and epidermal terminal differentiation it is unclear whether terminal differentiation of keratinocytes is a form of apoptosis. We found that apoptosis was rare in adherent cultures of normal keratinocytes, even when growth factors were removed. When keratinocytes were placed in suspension for 24-96 h the majority of cells were induced to undergo terminal...

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