Look up: keratin

1. keratin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ker′ă-tin Definitions: 1. Collective name for a group of proteins that form the intermediate filaments in epithelial cells. Keratins have a molecular weight between 40 kD and 68 kD and are separated one from another by electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing; th...
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2. Keratin
   Fibrous protein material found in the outer layer of fingernails, horns, and hooves.
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3. Keratin
   a fibrous polymer which is notas strong as collagen but less soluble. It forms the strong and water-resistant properties of skin, nails, hair, horn and beaks.
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4. keratin
   [n] - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves
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5. Keratin
   Structural protein found in skin, hair, horns, hooves, feathers, fur.
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6. Keratin
   a tough protein found in skin, nails, and hair
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7. Keratin
   any of a family of scleroproteins that are the main constituents of the epidermis, hair, nails and horny tissues [Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 2004]
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8. Keratin
   Keratin: Protein in the upper layer of the skin, hair, nails and animal horns. The word keratin comes from the Indo-European ker meaning horn. Common Misspellings: keratine
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9. Keratin
   Ker'a·tin noun [ Greek ke`ras , -atos , horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such ...
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10. keratin
    <protein> A protein that is a primary constituent of hair, nails and skin. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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11. keratin
    (ker´ә-tin) any of a family of scleroproteins that are principal constituents of epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of tooth enamel. Because it is insoluble in gastric juice, keratin is sometimes used to coat pills that are meant to pass through the stomach unchanged.
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12. Keratin
    • (n.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or p...
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13. keratin
    fibrous structural protein of hair, nails, horn, hoofs, wool, feathers, and of the epithelial cells in the outermost layers of the skin. The ... [12 related articles]
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14. keratin
    keratin Any of a family of scleroproteins that form the primary constituents of epidermis, hair, nails, and horny tissues. Included are the cytokeratins of epithelial tissue and the hard keratins of ectodermally derived structures; such as, hair and nails. Because it is insoluble in gastric juice, ...
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15. Keratin
    Continuously growing substance that forms human nails and hair and the baleen of whales.
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16. Keratin
    - a fibrous polymer which is notas strong as collagen but less soluble. It forms the strong and water-resistant properties of skin, nails, hair, horn and beaks.
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17. keratin
    keratin (ker'utin) , any one of a class of fibrous protein molecules that serve as structural units for various living tissues. The keratins are the major protein components of hair, wool, nails, horn, hoofs, and the quills of feathers. These proteins generally contain large quantities of the su...
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18. Keratin
    Keratin is a protein and forms the main component of finger-nails, hair, and the thin, tough outer layer of the skin.
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19. Keratin
    Keratins are fibrous proteins occurring in hair, feathers, hooves, and horns.
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20. keratin
    Fibrous protein found in the skin of vertebrates and also in hair, nails, claws, hooves, feathers, and the outer coating of horns. If pressure is put on some parts of the skin, more keratin is produced, forming thick calluses that protect the layers of skin beneath
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21. Keratin
    Keratin is a tough, fibrous, insoluble protein that makes up skin, hair, and nails. Pronunciation: KER-uh-tin - (noun)
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22. KERATIN
    An insoluble, sulfur-rich protein that represents the principal component of skin, hair, and nails (hooves).
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23. keratin
    Greek keras = horn.
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24. Keratin
    The horny substance in skin, nails, hair.
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25. Keratin
    Fibrous protein material found in the outer layer of fingernails, horns, and hooves.
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