Noun(1) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves(2) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves
Noun(1) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves(2) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves
(1) Gecko spatulae are made of keratin , the protein in human hair.(2) The mature nail is a plate of the protein keratin which is also present in hair and skin.(3) They are unable to grow in living tissues but instead can multiply in structures containing keratin .(4) Hair is composed of non-living tissue, mostly of a fibrous protein known as keratin and is devoid of nerves.(5) Each hair is made of tough and stretchable protein called keratin , manufactured by the hair follicle.(6) Baleen is made of keratin , the same protein that makes up hair and fingernails, and is strong, yet elastic.(7) The structures had probably been covered with keratin , the same protein found in fingernails, horns, and claws.(8) Cells are laced with a network of fibres more rigid than the rope-like structural proteins collagen and keratin .(9) Actin and keratin both share with byssal threads a tendency to recover initial modulus and stress upon relaxation.(10) Dermatophytes are fungi that can cause infections of the skin, hair and nails because of their ability to feed on keratin .(11) Animal hair fibers consist of a protein known as keratin .(12) Your fingernails are composed of layers of keratin , a protein also found in hair and skin.(13) Cat claws are made of keratin , a protein also found in human nails.(14) Fungal infections usually affect the skin because they live off keratin , a protein that makes up skin, hair and nails.(15) Amino acids are absorbed by the body to help build keratin , the main protein in hair.(16) Mammalian hair, made of a protein called keratin , serves at least four functions.
