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What is a finger nail made of?
dead skin cellsDead cells. Hair is also made out of dead cellsThe same material your hair is made out ofThey are made out of keratin. Keratin is made out of dead cells packed real tight
What is the name of the protein which hardens skin cells?
Keratin
What are scale like cells full of keratin that constantly flake off?
Scale like cells full of keratin that constantly flake off
What is the waterproofing protein found in the epidermal cells called?
which is a protein that makes the skin waterproof
What do epidermal cells undergo to produce nails?
It is the matrix in the nailbed is responsible in making the cells to form the nail plate.
What are translucent cells containing keratin called?
stratum lucidum
What translucent skin cells containing keratin are found in thick skin?
The layer of skin is called the stratum lucidum, part of the epidermis.
What types of cells make up the nails?
My best guess is keratin, but I am not sure if that is the cells or the cells are inside the keratin.
The tough protective protein found in the epidermal cells is called?
Keratin
What ar nails made out of?
They are made out of keratin. Keratin is made out of dead cells packed real tight.
The tough water-repellent protein found in the epidermal cells is called?
It is called Keratinocyte, which is in the outermost layer of the epidermis.
Which cells are flat dead bags of keratin?
S. corneum - all or mostly dead cells cells are dead, flat, "bags" of keratin
What cells produce keratin and melanin?
Keratinocytes or squamous cells produce keratin and Melanocytes produce melanin, pigment.
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.
What is the job of the keratin?
Keratin is a protein responsible for the hardening process(keratinised) that cells undergo when they change from living cells with a nucleus to dead cells without a nucleus.
What is a finger nail made of?
dead skin cellsDead cells. Hair is also made out of dead cellsThe same material your hair is made out ofThey are made out of keratin. Keratin is made out of dead cells packed real tight
Is keratin always found in skin cells?
Keratin is found in hair and nails. And rhinocerous horns.
