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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what mineral does the body use to grow nails?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Keratin

OpenStudy (aaronq):

keratin is not a mineral, but a protein. Sulfur is essential for keratin structure as the residues of cysteine (amino acid) link to each other producing disulphide bonds which provide rigidity to the fibres.

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