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keratinize [ker′ətinīz] to make or become horny tissue. Patient discussion about keratinized. Q. skins does excrete oil and keratin what exactly is the whitish cape up that you can squeeze out from underskin A. It sounds like you refer to sebum, an oily substance secreted by (how surprising :) ) sebaceus glands attached to the hair root. It's important for the skin, although abnormal secretion of it may cause diseases such as acne. Read more or ask a question about keratinizedYou may read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebum#Sebum 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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The tissue at the tail, however, is squamous and keratinized, and none of the collected samples was borreliae positive. The therapeutic measures applied in this case yielded satisfactory root coverage, an increase in the width of the keratinized gingiva, improvement in hygiene status and absence of dental hypersensitivity. Odontogenic keratocysts are dentigerous or primordial in origin, lined with keratinized epithelium, and more prevalent in the posterior portions of the body and ramus of the mandible. |
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