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 ...
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 ...
A number of genetic disorders are manifested in cutaneous epithelium and gene therapy approaches for treatment of such diseases are being considered. A successful gene therapy protocol requires ...
The epidermis (outer layer of the skin) has three stem cell niches. The first two are the bulge region of the hair follicle and the basal layer of the interfollicular epidermis (IFE). The final stem ...
basal cell skin cancer - this is also called basal cell carcinoma (BCC) squamous cell skin cancer - this is also called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) The skin is made up of 2 main layers: the ...