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What protein in skin makes it tough and waterproof?
Keratin is the protein that strengthens and waterproofs the epidermal layer of the skin.
What are the examples of protein?
keratin is one. Keratin is what makes up your toe/fingernails.
What makes your hair grow?
The keratin made by the hair follicle cells makes long fibers. The cells, growing just under the scalp, eventually die, leaving the keratin behind. This keratin, combined with the keratin left by many other cells, emerge from your scalp as hair.
Carotene and keratin are same?
No. Carotene is a pigment. Beta-carotene is a form of Vitamin A. Keratin is a protein which makes up hair and fingernails. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin
What makes the skin rough?
A thicker layer of keratin.
What substance makes up hair and nails?
Keratin.
What is the protein that makes up hair?
The protein that makes up hair is called keratin.
What are toenails made of?
Toenails are made of a protein called keratin, the same protein that makes up hair and the outer layer of skin. Keratin provides strength and protection to the toenails.
What protein makes Feathers hair skin or horns?
Keratin is the protein that makes up feathers, hair, skin, and horns. It is a fibrous structural protein that provides strength and resilience to these biological structures. Different forms of keratin can be found in various types of integumentary systems, such as alpha-keratin in hair and beta-keratin in feathers and horns.
What makes your skin tough?
The epidermis is tough because it is a dense layer of skin cells held together by keratin, which is a hard protein. The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin.
What is the name of the protein that makes up hair?
The protein that makes up hair is called keratin.
What is the body system that makes a waterproof barrier around the body?
keratin
