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keratin pearl |
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keratin a scleroprotein which is the principal constituent of epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of the enamel of the teeth. Its solution is sometimes used in coating pills when the latter are desired to pass through the stomach unchanged. keratin cyst see horn cyst. keratin pearl see horn pearls. keratin tag see fibrovascular papilloma. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They have abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, but they rarely show keratin pearl formation or dyskeratosis. intracellular bridges, keratin pearls, and reactivity to markers for high-molecular-weight keratin), it is also made up of melanin-containing cells. |
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