"beta-Keratins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				Keratins that form into a beta-pleated sheet structure. They are principle constituents of the corneous material of the carapace and plastron of turtles, the epidermis of snakes and the feathers of birds.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053800 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D05.750.078.593.450.074 D12.776.220.475.450.074 D12.776.860.607.074 | 
					
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