DESMOSOME
\dɪsmˈə͡ʊsə͡ʊm], \dɪsmˈəʊsəʊm], \d_ɪ_s_m_ˈəʊ_s_əʊ_m]\
Definitions of DESMOSOME
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A type of junction that attaches one cell to its neighbor. One of a number of differentiated regions which occur, for example, where the cytoplasmic membranes of adjacent epithelial cells are closely apposed. It consists of a circular region of each membrane together with associated intracellular microfilaments and an intercellular material which may include, for example, mucopolysaccharides. (From Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990; Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)
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[Greek] A thickening of intercellular connections in epithelium; bridge corpuscle.
By J.H. Kenneth
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