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Generation and Culturing of Primary Human Keratinocytes from Adult Skin
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Developmental Biology
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Generation and Culturing of Primary Human Keratinocytes from Adult Skin

Generation and Culturing of Primary Human Keratinocytes from Adult Skin

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10:42 min

December 22, 2017

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10:42 min
December 22, 2017

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The human skin acts as a first line of defense against the external environment. We present a method for isolating primary human keratinocytes from adult skin. These isolated keratinocytes are useful in numerous experimental setups, and are a highly suitable model for studying molecular mechanisms in cutaneous biology in vitro.

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