Keratinocytes

A. produce skin pigments in cell organelles called melanosomes.
B. are responsible for the reduction of water loss from the skin.
C. determine thickness of the skin.
D. are special cells of the immune system.
E. are found in both the dermal and the epidermal layers of the skin.


B

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