The keratinocyte is the major constituent of the epidermis, constituting 95% of the cells found there.McGrath, J.A.; Eady, R.A.; Pope, F.M. (2004). Rook's Textbook of Dermatology (Seventh Edition). Blackwell Publishing. Pages 3.7. ISBN 9780632064298. Those keratinocytes found in the stratum basale are sometimes referred to as "basal cells" or "basal keratinocytes."James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. Pages… (More on Keratinocytes)