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The tough water-repellent protein found in the epidermal cells is called?
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It is called Keratinocyte, which is in the outermost layer of the epidermis.
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∙ 11y agoThe tough water repellent protein found in epidermal cells is called keratin.
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∙ 9y agoThe tough water repellent protein found in the epidermal cells is called Keratin. The pigments melanin and Carotene contribute to skin color.
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∙ 14y agoit called keratin.
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∙ 14y agotapetal cells
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∙ 11y agoKeratin.
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The tough protective protein found in the epidermal cells is called?
Keratin
What are the strands of protein called when epidermal cells are pushed toward the surface and develop in their cytoplasm?
keratin
What are hair shafts composed of?
Hair shafts are comprised of three distinct layers. These three layers are concentric, and they are called the cortex, cuticle, and medulla.dead epidermal cells
An excess build up off epidermal cells is called?
Scale
Are epidermal cheek cells pigmented?
no
What is the waterproofing protein found in the epidermal cells called?
which is a protein that makes the skin waterproof
The tough protective protein found in the epidermal cells is called?
Keratin
What are the strands of protein called when epidermal cells are pushed toward the surface and develop in their cytoplasm?
keratin
What protein substance helps the epidermal cells of the skin to be waterproof?
Keratin
The protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof is?
Collagen
Which epidermal cells are also called prickle cells?
The Stratum Spinosum are the cells that are also called the prickle cells. Stratum spinosum are not the cells: it's one of the epidermal layers. Keratinocytes are the cells which also called prickled cells.
Which cells arise from bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis?
macrophages called epidermal dendritic cells
What are hair shafts composed of?
Hair shafts are comprised of three distinct layers. These three layers are concentric, and they are called the cortex, cuticle, and medulla.dead epidermal cells
An excess build up off epidermal cells is called?
Scale
Keratinocytes are the most important of the epidermal cells because?
they produce a fibrous protein that gives the skin its protective properties.
Why is keratinocytesthe most important of the epidermal cells because why?
they produce a fibrous protein that gives the skin its protective properties
What is the surface-facing cell walls of epidermal cells filled with to prevent water loss?
They are covered with keratin.It is a water proof protein.
