Desmosome cell junction. Computer artwork showing the structure of an adhesion junction, or desmosome. Desmosomes form the most common type of junctio

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Desmosome cell junction. Computer artwork showing the structure of an adhesion junction, or desmosome. Desmosomes form the most common type of junction between epithelial cells, providing points of adhesion. They are molecular complexes of cell adhesion proteins (cadherin) and linking proteins (intermediate keratin filaments).

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Size: 5000px × 3542px
Photo credit: © FRANCIS LEROY, BIOCOSMOS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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