"Keratins, Type II" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A keratin subtype that includes keratins that are generally larger and less acidic that TYPE I KERATINS. Type II keratins combine with type I keratins to form keratin filaments.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053531 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D05.750.078.593.450.600 D12.776.220.475.450.600 D12.776.860.607.650 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Keratins, Type IIKeratins, Type IIType II KeratinsKeratins, BasicBasic KeratinsType II Intermediate Filament ProteinsType II KeratinKeratin, Type IIKeratin, Type 2Type 2 KeratinKeratins, Type 2Type 2 Keratins
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