The Biology of the SkinDr. R. K. Freinkel, D.T. Woodley An authoritative, extensively illustrated clinician's textbook, The Biology of the Skin is written expressly for practitioners and residents in dermatology, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology. Essentially an expansion of the editors' and contributing authors' popular "Structure and Function" course given annually at the meetings of the American Academy of Dermatology, the book teaches skin biology in the context of practical clinical settings. This book covers the basic biology of the skin, how the skin functions, effects of the environment, the molecules that direct cutaneous function, genetic influences, and methods in cutaneous research. The Biology of the Skin provides a selective review of all biologic processes involving the skin and will foster an appreciation of how the skin works based on our knowledge of the basic science of skin structure and function in the 21st century. |
Contents
List of contributors | 9 |
Chapter 3 | 47 |
Chapter 4 | 77 |
Chapter 9 | 87 |
Basic science of the nail unit | 101 |
Chapter 8 | 133 |
Nervous system in the skin | 153 |
Chapter 10 | 177 |
Chapter 20 | 235 |
Chapter 17 | 255 |
Chapter 19 | 281 |
Cytokines in the skin | 299 |
Integrins in skin biology and pathophysiology | 333 |
Chapter 22 | 353 |
Chapter 24 | 387 |
Chapter 25 | 407 |
Common terms and phrases
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