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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
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Fluorochrome-coupled lectins reveal distinct cellular domains in human epidermis.
The distribution of saccharide moieties in human interfollicular epidermis was studied with fluorochrome-coupled lectins. In… 
1982
1982
Changes in regional keratin polypeptide patterns during phorbol ester-mediated reversible and permanently sustained hyperplasia of mouse epidermis.
The keratin polypeptide pattern of newborn mouse back, ear, and tail epidermis is uniform and consists of eight individual… 
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
Characterization and isolation of concanavalin A binding sites from the epidermis of S. mansoni.
Using concanavalin A labeled with tritium and fluorescein isothiocyanate we studied the binding properties of this plant lectin… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Decreased cyclic AMP in the epidermis of lesions of psoriasis.
Previously we suggested that incomplete differentiation, accelerated proliferation and glycogen accumulation in epidermis of… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Early effects of 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate on the incorporation of tritiated precursor into DNA and the thickness of the interfollicular epidermis, and their relation to tumor promotion…
The macroscopic and histological changes induced in mouse skin by various doses of 12- O -tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The role of the epidermis in the histopathogenesis of lichen planus. Histochemical correlations.
Detailed enzyme histochemical studies were performed on 18 biopsy specimens of lichen planus. The majority of the biopsies came… 
1972
1972
Cell cycle of normal and psoriatic epidermis in vitro.
Studies of growth kinetics of normal and psoriatic epidermal cells in vitro indicate that there is no significant difference in… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Localized epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. A form of keratoderma of the palms and soles.
Nine patients with a familial type of diffuse hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles are reported. Skin biopsies (and, in one case… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
THE INFLUENCE OF DETERGENTS AND SURFACTANTS ON EPIDERMAL PERMEABILITY.
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