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Nail plate

Known as: Nail, nail structure, Unguis 
The hard, outer surface of the nail composed of keratinized squamous cells, which arise from the proximal nail fold.
National Institutes of Health

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32 relations
Arsenic:MCnt:Pt:Nail:QnBlood supply aspectsCandidal perionyxisCapillary refill:Time:Pt:Nail bed:Qn:Observed

Narrower (6)

Body of nailClawDorsal layer of nailStructure of nail of finger

Broader (2)

EpidermisSkin appendage structure

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Characterization of hot-melt extruded drug delivery systems for onychomycosis.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Digit tip regrowth and differential gene expression in MRL/Mpj, DBA/2, and C57BL/6 mice
MRL/Mpj mice are the only known strain of mouse that can regenerate cardiac lesions and completely heal ear punches without… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Results of the long Gamma nail for complex proximal femoral fractures.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Arthrodesis of the knee with intramedullary nail fixation.
Thirty-three patients had an arthrodesis of the knee by means of an intramedullary nail introduced through the greater trochanter… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The osteogenic response to distant skeletal injury.
We tested the hypothesis that when one bone of the skeleton is injured, others experience an osteogenic response. Although… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Innervation patterns of inhibitory motor neurones in the thorax of the locust.
The innervation pattern of inhibitory motor neurones of the locust has been revealed by intracellular recording from their cell… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Pharmacological studies on a locust neuromuscular preparation.
1. The structure-activity relationships of agonists of the locust excitatory neuromuscular synapse have been reinvestigated… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The half-and-half nail.
That temperamental dignotions, and conjecture of prevalent humours, may be collected from spots in our nails, we are not averse… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
STUDIES IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Early diagnosis and treatment can alter the morbidity and mortality of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This conclusion is… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The metal content of skin, nails and hair.
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