The Anatomy and Function of the Skin’s Outermost LayerMedically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MDThe epidermis is the outermost ...

RECENTLY, Coombs, Bedford and Rouillard 1 reported that the A and B blood-group antigens are present on human epidermal cells. A series of skin samples has now been examined for blood-group ...

In the early phase of epidermal tissue remodeling precursor cells of adult epidermis called histoblasts proliferate only slowly (top, pink) and cells of larval epidermis should not proliferate ...

One example of this is in the Drosophila (fruit fly) abdominal epithelium during metamorphosis, where larval epidermal cells ...

How can we explain the morphological diversity of living organisms?  Although genetics is the answer that typically springs ...

Tissue adhesive had a lower rate of surgical site infections when compared with suture for epidermal closure in dermatologic surgery.

The skin provides a critical barrier that protects an organism’s internal tissues and organs from physical damage, infection, and desiccation. 1 Mammalian skin contains two distinct layers: the ...

Intermittent fasting has proven benefits for metabolic health, but a new study shows that it could slow hair growth-;at least in mice.

Dr. Beronja's research uses mouse skin epidermis and epidermal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) as a model of tissue growth in development and disease. Skin epidermis is a particularly suitable system ...