Look up: desmosome

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   desmosome
   2)attachment bodies between cells such as in the corneal epithelium,which possobly allow tonofibrils to pass from cell to cell and which can degenerate to allow cells to migrate to cover a denuded area Category: Medicine
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   desmosome
   (= macula adherens junctions; spot desmosomes) Specialized cell junction characteristic of epithelia into which intermediate filaments (tonofilaments of cytokeratin) are inserted. The gap between plasma membranes is of the order of 25-30nm and the intercellular space has a medial band of electron dense material. Desmosomes are particularly conspicuous in tissues such as skin that have to withstand mechanical stress. See also Table D1 (proteins and glycoproteins of desmosomes).
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   desmosome
   <cell biology> Specialised cell junction characteristic of epithelia into which intermediate filaments (tonofilaments of cytokeratin) are inserted. The gap between plasma membranes is of the order of 25-30nm and the intercellular space has a medial band of electron dense material. Desmosomes are particularly conspicuous in tissues such as ski ...
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   Desmosome
   A `desmosome`, also known as `macula adherens` or `macula adherentes` (Latin: `adhering spot`), is a cell structure specialized for cell-to-cell adhesion. A type of junctional complex, they are localized spot-like adhesions randomly arranged on the lateral sides of plasma membranes. Desmosomes help to resist shearing forces and are found in simple and stratified squamous epithelium. The intercellular space is very wide (about 30nm). Desmosomes ...
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   desmosome
   (dez´mo-sōm) a circular, dense body that forms the site of attachment between cells, especially the cells that make up the stratified epithelium of the epidermis. Desmosome.
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   desmosome
   (from the article `skin`) ...the basal layer, or stratum basale. Immediately peripheral to the basal layer is the spinous, or prickle-cell, layer—the stratum spinosum. Its ... ...or other mechanical stress, such as those of the surface epithelia of the skin, have junctions that adhere cells to one another and to the ... [2 relat...
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   desmosome
   A site of adhesion between two epithelial cells, consisting of a dense attachment plaque separated from a similar structure in the other cell by a thin layer of extracellular material. Syn: bridge corpuscle, macula adherens [desmo- + G. sma, body]
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