Desmosomes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001793",
  "term": "Desmosomes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "intercellular junctions",
    "gamma catenin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "desmosomas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/desmosomes/"
}