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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… 
1986
1986
In vitro synthesis of 12-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid is increased in uninvolved psoriatic epidermis.
Certain arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites have been detected in psoriatic skin lesions. In this study the capacity of normal… 
1983
1983
Induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity and DNA synthesis in hairless mouse epidermis by retinoids.
The ability of all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) and other retinoid derivatives to enhance DNA synthesis and to induce ornithine… 
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… 
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.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Studies on the duration of DNA-synthesis and mitosis in irradiated and regenerating epidermis cells in mice, by means of tritium-labelled thymidine.
Summary1. The fraction of labelled mitoses was recorded in normal, irradiated and regenerating epidermis of the skin of a strain… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The influence of hydrocortisone on the metaplastic action of vitamin A on the epidermis of embryonic chicken skin in organ culture.
In earlier work it was found that the addition of excess of vitamin A (10 i.u./ml.) to the culture medium produces drastic…