{"id":226,"date":"2026-01-28T21:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/?p=226"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:11:22","slug":"keratinocyte-epidermal-skin-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/2026\/01\/28\/keratinocyte-epidermal-skin-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"Keratinocyte (Epidermal Skin Cell)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Skin cells are important because they protect the body and keep the skin healthy. They act as a barrier against germs, sun damage, and help\u00a0retain\u00a0moisture. These cells are constantly renewing themselves, which helps the skin heal and stay strong. In dermatology, understanding skin cells is important to\u00a0treat\u00a0skin conditions like acne, eczema, and psoriasis, as well as improving overall skin health.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" style=\"width:448px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image.png 936w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image-833x625.png 833w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40423\/2026\/01\/image-192x144.png 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skin cells are important because they protect the body and keep the skin healthy. They act as a barrier against germs, sun damage, and help\u00a0retain\u00a0moisture. These cells are constantly renewing themselves, which helps the skin heal and stay strong. In dermatology, understanding skin cells is important to\u00a0treat\u00a0skin conditions like acne, eczema, and psoriasis, as well &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/2026\/01\/28\/keratinocyte-epidermal-skin-cell\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Keratinocyte (Epidermal Skin Cell)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31899,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31899"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cellbio-elisesledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}