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What is Which of the following helps to anchor an epithelial cell to the basement membrane? and explain in detail?
Hemidesmosomes are multiprotein complexes that facilitate the stable adhesion of basal epithelial cells to the underlying basement membrane. The mechanical stability ofhemidesmosomes relies on multiple interactions of a few protein components that form a membrane-embedded tightly-ordered complex. Ref ganong's review of medical physiology 25e