keratin

Converse of object

• call: Whilst still at the basal layer, they begin forming a protein called keratin.
• contain: Human skin contains keratin which is a fibrous protein which is also the principal constituent of hair.
• digest: Clothes moth larvae are among the few insects able to digest the keratin of hairs and feathers.

Modifies a noun

• fiber: Extraction of DNA and analysis of raw fibers Various methods have been developed for the recovery of DNA from keratin fibers.
• plug: They tend to have a volcano appearance with a keratin plug in the middle.
• protein: This flat layer of cells owes its toughness to the keratin proteins which they contain in large quantities.
• filament: They are irregularly shaped dendritic cells, without keratin filaments of melanosomes, and they are antigen presenting cells.
• amino: Keratin amino acids, panthenol and mucopolysaccharides may assist with replacing and retaining moisture, leaving the hair with a healthy-looking shine.
• cell: Occasionally the virus causes rapid growth of the tough keratin cells on the footpad, resulting in a hardened pad.

Noun used with modifier

• protein: Some are used as building blocks: your hair and nails contain the protein keratin, while your muscles contain actin and myosin.