keratose


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keratose

(ˈkɛrəˌtəʊs; -ˌtəʊz)
adj
(Zoology) (esp of certain sponges) having a horny skeleton
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The interaction of dermal cells with foreign particles suggests a direct role for these same cells in the movement, internalization, and orientation of sand grains, as described in the keratose demosponge Dysidea etheriade Laubenfels, 1936 (Teragawa, 1986a, b).
Enhanced chondrogenic responses of human articular chondrocytes have been successfully achieved with wool keratose and silk fibroin blends [190].
Atrophodermie folliculaire, pseudo-pelade, keratose pilaire et etat ichthyosique.