The process where skin cells lose their cellular contents which is replaced by keratin. The keratinised cells become the layer of skin that is sloughed of by desquamation or the hard, bonded layers that form the nail plate.
Keratinised
The process where skin cells lose their cellular contents which is replaced by keratin. The keratinised cells become the layer of skin that is sloughed of by desquamation or the hard, bonded layers that form the nail plate.