Term: median fin fold keratinocyte
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Name: median fin fold
Synonyms: median fin
Definition: Surface structure that will develop into one of the median fins. Extends from dorsal surface of fish, caudal to the 8th somite, to the ventral surface ending at the caudal side of the vent.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000040]
Name: keratinocyte
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]