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Intermediate filaments

In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x

Intermediate filaments <p>In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x</p>

Intermediate filaments

In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x
Hemidesmosomes <p>In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x</p>

Hemidesmosomes

In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x
Desmosomes <p>In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x</p>

Desmosomes

In addition to providing intracellular support, intermediate filaments also stabilize adherent junctions between cells and attachment junctions between cells and the extracellular matrix. The cell-to-matrix attachments are called hemidesmosomes (left); the cell-to-cell attachments are called desmosomes (right). 30,000x, 70,000x
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