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The 69 pages that link to Keratin, each with the reason it gives.

• ToucanRelated: A keratin covering forms the bill's outer surface.

• Nail polishNarrower topic: Nail plates are made chiefly of keratin, shaping the coating's substrate.

• Rictal bristleRelated: Keratin gives feather shafts their durable, lightweight material properties.

• CystineRelated: Cystine cross-links help give keratin-rich materials mechanical strength.

• Cashmere woolRelated: Cashmere fibers are made primarily of keratin.

• Epidermolysis bullosaRelated: Keratin defects weaken basal epidermal cells in some EB forms.

• HorseshoeNarrower topic: Keratin forms the hoof wall that bears against the shoe.

• IchthyosisRelated: Some ichthyoses arise from mutations in keratin genes that weaken epidermal structure.

• Keratosis pilarisRelated: Excess keratin accumulates around follicular openings in this condition.

• Monitor lizardRelated: Keratin forms the scales and claws that protect and equip monitor lizards.

• Angora goatNarrower topic: Mohair, like other animal hair, is made primarily of keratin.

• Pubic hairRelated: Pubic-hair shafts consist largely of keratinized cells.

• TrichologyNarrower topic: Hair’s strength and texture depend largely on its keratinized structure.

• TrichophagiaRelated: Its tough, insoluble structure helps explain why ingested hair can accumulate.

• Hair ironRelated: Keratin makes up most of the hair fiber that heated plates or barrels reshape.

• Clothes mothRelated: Its presence in wool and other fibers makes these materials suitable food.

• Comb and wattlesCompared with: Unlike feathers and the beak’s outer covering, comb and wattle tissue is not a keratinized structure.

• ErinaceidaeRelated: Hedgehog spines are modified hairs made largely of keratin.

• Uncombable hair syndromeRelated: Hair shafts are built largely from keratin, whose organization affects their strength and shape.