loricrin

English

Noun

loricrin (uncountable)

1. A major protein component of the cornified cell envelope found in terminally differentiated epidermal cells.
   • 2015 August 25, “Dietary Milk Sphingomyelin Prevents Disruption of Skin Barrier Function in Hairless Mice after UV-B Irradiation”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

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