Hemidesmosome

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• Hemidesmosome — Hemidesmosomes (HD) are very small stud or rivet like structures on the inner basal surface of keratinocytes in the epidermis of skin. They are similar in form to desmosomes when visualized by electron microscopy. While desmosomes link two cells… …   Wikipedia

• Hémidesmosome — L hémidesmosome est un type de jonction. Il existe entre la cellule et la matrice extracellulaire. Il est présent surtout dans les épithéliums. On peut lui attribuer une forme de rivet et il se compose de : protéines transmembranaires:… …   Wikipédia en Français

• hemidesmosome — n. [Gr. hemisys, half; desmos, bond; soma, body] Attachment process of the epidermal cell to the cuticle; process from the cuticle to which microtubules are attached; see desmosome, tonofibrillae …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• hemidesmosome — Specialized junction between an epithelial cell and its basal lamina. Although morphologically similar to half a desmosome (into which intermediate cytokeratin filaments are also inserted) different proteins are involved …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• hemidesmosome — noun A structure (half of a desmosome) on the basal surface of some cells …   Wiktionary

• hemidesmosome — hemi·des·mo·some dez mə .sōm n a specialization of the plasma membrane of an epithelial cell that is similar to half a desmosome and serves to connect the basal surface of the cell to the basement membrane * * * hemi·des·mo·some (hem″e… …   Medical dictionary

• HD-AF — hemidesmosome anchoring filament …   Medical dictionary

• HD-AF — • hemidesmosome anchoring filament …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• Collagen, type XVII, alpha 1 — Identifiers Symbols COL17A1; BA16H23.2; BP180; BPAG2; FLJ60881; KIAA0204; LAD 1 External IDs …   Wikipedia

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