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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… 
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Acantholytic Squamous Cell Skin CarcinomaApocrine sweat glandBasal CellBowenoid Papulosis

Narrower (2)

Hair follicle structureStratum granulosum

Broader (1)

Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Determination of pharmaceutical compounds in skin by imaging matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry.
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (Q-TOFMS) has been used to detect… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Transgenic mice expressing IFN-gamma in the epidermis have eczema, hair hypopigmentation, and hair loss.
To study the role of IFN-gamma in the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin diseases, we used the involucrin promoter to overexpress… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
GAP-43 expression in developing cutaneous and muscle nerves in the rat hindlimb
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Epidermal keratinocytes express the adhesion molecule intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in inflammatory dermatoses.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Vitamin A acid (retinoic acid), a potent inhibitor of 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate-induced ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse epidermis.
Summary Topical application of retinoic acid to mouse skin led to a dramatic inhibition of phorbol ester (12- O -tetradecanoyl… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Investigation of functions of essential fatty acids in the skin
Essential fatty acid‐deficient rats develop scaly skin that has impaired barrier properties and lowered concentrations of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Cytochemical identification of ATPase‐positive Langerhans cells in EDTA‐separated sheets of mouse epidermis
Sheets of epidermis for incubation to demonstrate ATPase activity were obtained from specimens of mouse footpad using EDTA as the… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Epidermal growth factor: chemical and biological characterization.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Purification of enzymatically isolated mesophyll protoplasts from c(3), c(4), and crassulacean Acid metabolism plants using an aqueous dextran-polyethylene glycol two-phase system.
Enzymatic digestion of leaf segments with 2% cellulase, in combination with a pectinase in some species, yields intact… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Dependence upon Wavelength of Stomatal Movement in Epidermal Tissue of Senecio odoris.
11. NOGUCHI, M., K. YAMAMOTO, AND E. TAMAKI. 1961. Studies on the nitrogen metabolism in tobacco plants. A. I. Nitrogenous… 
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