Definition of Cytokeratin

1. Noun. Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue. ¹

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Medical Definition of Cytokeratin

1. Generic name for the intermediate filament proteins of epithelial cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytokeratin

cytogenetically
cytogeneticist
cytogeneticists
cytogenetics
cytogenic
cytogenies
cytogenous
cytogeny
cytoglucopenia
cytohesin
cytohet
cytohyaloplasm
cytoid
cytoid bodies
cytokeratin (current term)
cytokeratin filaments
cytokeratins
cytokine
cytokine storm
cytokine storms
cytokines
cytokineses
cytokinesis
cytokinetic
cytokinetics
cytokinin
cytokinin oxidase
cytokinins
cytol

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