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Basic skin histology. - Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Keratin Filaments<br />

-dense cytoplasmic bundles<br />

-crosslinked by filaggrin to form<br />

large aggregates<br />

-concentrated at cell periphery<br />

in projections that terminate at<br />

desomosomal junctions<br />

-crucial for structural integrity,<br />

stability, and continuity <strong>of</strong> the<br />

epithelium<br />

Go<br />

Wheater’s Functional Histology

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