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keratinized — (Amer.) adj. (Biology) transformed into a horny substance, having acquired a horny texture (also keratinised) keratinize (Amer.) v. Biology) become horny, become horn like, convert into keratin (also keratinise) … English contemporary dictionary
Epithelium — This article is about the epithelium as it relates to animal anatomy. For the fungal structure of the same name, see Pileipellis. Epithelium Code TH H2.00.02.0.00001 Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with… … Wikipedia
animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by … Universalium
pearl organ — breeding tubercle (usually small, raised, epidermal structures on regions of the head, body, or fin rays where two individuals come in contact. May consist of aggregations of non keratinized epidermal cells, the same with a light, superficial… … Dictionary of ichthyology
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
Oral mucosa tissue engineering — Tissue engineering of oral mucosa combines cells, materials and engineering to produce a three dimensional reconstruction of oral mucosa. It is meant to simulate the real anatomical structure and function of oral mucosa. Tissue engineered oral… … Wikipedia
Mucogingival junction — A mucogingival junction is an anatomical feature found on the intraoral mucosa. The mucosa of the cheeks and floor of the mouth are freely moveable and fragile, whereas the mucosa around the teeth and on the palate are firm and keratinized. Where … Wikipedia
Keratin — Not to be confused with kerogen, carotene, chitin, or creatine. Microscopy of keratin filaments inside cells. Keratin refers to a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the key structural material making up the outer layer of human… … Wikipedia
Cytokeratin — Keratin intermediate filaments in epithelial cells (red stain). Cytokeratins are proteins of keratin containing intermediate filaments found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue. The term cytokeratin began to be used in the… … Wikipedia
breeding tubercle — usually small, raised, epidermal structures on regions of the head, body, or fin rays where two individuals come in contact. May consist of aggregations of non keratinized epidermal cells, the same with a light, superficial keratinized cuticle,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
