Vaginal lubrication - Vaginal discharge. 1  The lubricative fluid contains water, pyridine, squalene, urea, acetic acid, lactic acid, complex alcohols and glycols, ketones, and aldehydes. [1] 2  Vaginal fluid is slightly acidic and can become more acidic with certain sexually transmitted diseases. The normal pH of vaginal fluid is between 3.8 and 4.5, whereas male semen is typically between 7.2 and 8.0 (a neutral substance has a pH of 7.0). Production
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Keratinocyte is the predominant cell type in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin, constituting 90% of the cells found there. Those keratinocytes found in the basal layer of the skin are sometimes referred to as basal cells or basal keratinocytes.
Keratinocyte-human cell-function. Keratinocyte-The cell type that makes up most of the epidermis, also called a squamous cell. Keratinocytes originate in the first of the four layers of the epidermis, the stratum basale.Here they either replicate to generate new keratinocytes or migrate upward. Migratory keratinocytes acquire melanin from melanocytes.eratinocyte-The cell type that makes up most of the epidermis, also called a squamous cell.