Keratinocytes exert their functions after cell death to guarantee the stability, mechanical resistance, elasticity, physical-barrier and water-impermeability functions of the skin. These properties ...

Skin is a complex organ that's responsible for everything from maintaining your internal temp to protecting your body against harmful chemicals and bacteria. It's composed of a complex system of cell ...

The integumentary system is the physical system that forms the barrier between the external environment and the internal systems of the body. In humans, this system consists of skin, hair, nails, and ...

The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin varying in thickness from 0.1mm to 1.4mm (Gawkrodger, 1992) (Fig 1). I… AbstractVOL: 102, ISSUE: 32, PAGE NO: 28Sandra Lawton, MSc, RGN, OND, ENB 393, RN ...

Scientists report that targeting vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) signaling in the epidermis prevents psoriasis development. VEGFA, the principal factor responsible for the formation of ...

Hyperkeratosis is the term to describe thickening of keratin in the epidermis, which is the outer layer of the skin. Keratin is a protein found in the outer layers of the skin that helps to protect ...

The New York University School of Medicine and collaborators found that capillary-associated macrophages in skin decline with age, weakening microvascular repair and reducing perfusion in mice, with ...

Most previous studies of stomatal behaviour on isolated epidermis of Commelina communis have been carried out in media of pH 6.5-7.0. In the present investigation we have used a wide range of pH ...