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Medical Definition of Keratin filaments
1. A class of intermediate filament's that form a network within epithelial cells and anchor to desmosomes, thus imparting tensile strength to the tissue. Synonym: cytokeratin filaments. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. A class of intermediate filament's that form a network within epithelial cells and anchor to desmosomes, thus imparting tensile strength to the tissue. Synonym: cytokeratin filaments. (05 Mar 2000)