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Trichocyte logo #10101) Human cell
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Trichocyte

Trichocyte logo #21000[algae] Trichocyte in algae are cells which grow on the outside of the thallus, from which hairs grow.{Dubious|date=November 2008}{Verify source|date=November 2008} In algae, trichocytes grow principally over the summer; their growth is mediated by water temperature and day length. ...
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Trichocyte

Trichocyte logo #21000[human] In mammals, trichocytes are the specialized epithelial cells from which the highly mechanically resilient tissues hair and nails are formed. They can be identified by the fact that they express `hard`, `trichocyte` or `hair` keratin proteins. These are modified keratins containing large amounts of the amino acid cysteine, which faci...
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