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Radda [10]
3 years ago
10

Although you get wet while swimming, a tough protein within the skin prevents it from soaking up moisture like a sponge. this su

bstance is ________.
Biology
2 answers:
marishachu [46]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Keratin.

Explanation:

Skin acts as the most important immune organ of the body. Skin provides the first line of defense against the pathogen. Skin consist of different enzymes, proteins and chemical factors.

Keratin is one of the important protein present in the skin. Keratin provides the toughness and rigidity to the skin. The main function of the keratin is to prevent the skin to soak the moisture and protects the skin from excess water.

Thus, the answer is keratin.

Alinara [238K]3 years ago
3 0
Keratin

Protecting the skin is one of its main responsibilities as a protein in epidermis.

I Hope this helped you!!!
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