Preferred Label : desmosomes;
MeSH definition : A type of junction that attaches one cell to its neighbor. One of a number of differentiated
regions which occur, for example, where the cytoplasmic membranes of adjacent epithelial
cells are closely apposed. It consists of a circular region of each membrane together
with associated intracellular microfilaments and an intercellular material which may
include, for example, mucopolysaccharides. (From Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, 1990; Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular
Biology, 2d ed);
MeSH synonym : desmosome;
MeSH annotation : A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmosome;
Origin ID : D003896;
UMLS CUI : C0011703;
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A type of junction that attaches one cell to its neighbor. One of a number of differentiated
regions which occur, for example, where the cytoplasmic membranes of adjacent epithelial
cells are closely apposed. It consists of a circular region of each membrane together
with associated intracellular microfilaments and an intercellular material which may
include, for example, mucopolysaccharides. (From Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, 1990; Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular
Biology, 2d ed)