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desmosome
An stable contact between epithelial cells consisting of similar dense plaque attachment sites separated by a thin layer of extracellular matrix.
Specific
corneodesmosome
General
intercellular junction
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Components
desmoplakin (desmoplakin 1 & desmoplakin 2); 250/210 kD paraneoplastic pemphigus antigen (DSP)