The market environment is a marketing term and refers to factors and forces that affect a firmâs ability to build and maintain successful relationships with customers. Three levels of the environment are 3: Micro (internal) environment - small forces within the company that affect its ability to serve its customers. Meso environment â the industry in which a company operates and the industryâs market(s). Macro (national) environment - larger societal forces that affect the microenvironment.
The anatomical relationship between keratinocytes and melanocytes is known as 'the epidermal melanin unit' and it has been estimated that each melanocyte is in contact with â¼40 keratinocytes in the basal and suprabasal layers.. Translated: Melanocytes produce melanin in nice little packages called, melanosomes.
Keratin filaments are abundant in keratinocytes in the cornified layer of the epidermis; these are proteins which have undergone keratinization. In addition, keratin filaments are present in epithelial cells in general. For example, mouse thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are known to react with antibodies for keratin 5, keratin 8, and keratin 14.