Desmosomes are held together by the adhesion of the two desmosomal cadherins: _______ and _______.

a. desmoglein; desmocollin
b. desmoglein; desmoplakin
c. desmoglobin; desmocollin
d. desmoglobin; desmoplakin


Answer: a. desmoglein; desmocollin

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