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Structure of lunula

Known as: Lunula 
A pale, convex shaped area on the surface of the proximal end of the nail plate.
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2014
2014
The nail unit is an important part of cosmetic appearance of an individual. Older people are at an increased risk of nail… 
2005
2005
This randomized, evaluator-blind, 3-arm parallel, comparator controlled, multicenter pilot study evaluated the safety and… 
1999
1999
Immunochemical detection of actin as well as spectrin‐like proteins have been carried out in the green algae Micrasterias… 
1996
1996
REPORT OF A CASE A 35-year-old white man with a 5-year history of slowly progressing nail dystrophy of the left index finger… 
1994
1994
Summary The determinants of final nail thickness and length at its point of detachment at the onychodermal band were studied in… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nail thickness and mass (dry weight/unit surface area) of 21 toenails, removed from 19 patients after accidental injury, were… 
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Cells forming hair and nail material are characterized by the synthesis of members of a particular group of alpha-keratin… 
1978
1978
Life cycles of several species belonging to the marine generaDissodinium Klebs in Pascher andPyrocystis Murray ex Haeckel are… 
1971
1971
  • K. Hashimoto
  • 1971
  • Corpus ID: 20268641
SummaryThe nail cells produced in the ventral, apical and dorsal portions of the proximal matrix moved in axiodistal direction to…