Epidermis

Known as: EPIDERMAL TISSUE, Entire portion of epidermis, Epidermal 
The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale… (More)
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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Common loss-of-function variants of the epidermal barrier protein filaggrin are a major predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis
Atopic disease, including atopic dermatitis (eczema), allergy and asthma, has increased in frequency in recent decades and now… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Stem cells in the hair follicle bulge contribute to wound repair but not to homeostasis of the epidermis
The discovery of long-lived epithelial stem cells in the bulge region of the hair follicle led to the hypothesis that epidermal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Distinct stem cell populations regenerate the follicle and interfollicular epidermis.
The regeneration of the skin and its appendages is thought to occur by the regulated activation of a dedicated stem cell… (More)
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Barrier function of the skin: "la raison d'être" of the epidermis.
The primary function of the epidermis is to produce the protective, semi-permeable stratum corneum that permits terrestrial life… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier
The tight junction (TJ) and its adhesion molecules, claudins, are responsible for the barrier function of simple epithelia, but… (More)
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2002
Review
2002
Designer skin: lineage commitment in postnatal epidermis.
The epidermis is populated by stem cells that produce daughters that differentiate to form the interfollicular epidermis, hair… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Involvement of Follicular Stem Cells in Forming Not Only the Follicle but Also the Epidermis
The location of follicular and epidermal stem cells in mammalian skin is a crucial issue in cutaneous biology. We demonstrate… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The homeobox gene GLABRA2 is required for position-dependent cell differentiation in the root epidermis of Arabidopsis thaliana.
The role of the Arabidopsis homeobox gene, GLABRA 2 (GL2), in the development of the root epidermis has been investigated. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Normal keratinization in a spontaneously immortalized aneuploid human keratinocyte cell line
In contrast to mouse epidermal cells, human skin keratinocytes are rather resistant to transformation in vitro. Immortalization… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Immunolocalization of keratin polypeptides in human epidermis using monoclonal antibodies
Three monoclonal antibodies (AE1, AE2, and AE3) were prepared against human epidermal keratins and used to study keratin… (More)
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