Mammal SkinThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982. |
Contents
Dermis | 13 |
Skin innervation | 19 |
Eccrine sudoriferous glands | 25 |
Hair | 31 |
Π COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY OF SKIN | 43 |
Ordo Marsupialia | 50 |
Ordo Insectivora | 60 |
ADAPTATIONS OF MAMMAL SKIN | 573 |
Skin adaptations in arboreal mammals | 588 |
Skin adaptations in subterranean mammals | 598 |
Seasonal variations | 617 |
References | 631 |
Index | 687 |
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Common terms and phrases
absent adult alveoli anal gland arrectores pilorum muscles basal belly body length bundles of collagen Cetacea cm² collagen bundles collagen fiber bundles cuticle cells dermal papillae dermis developed diameter distal dorsal ducts open elastin fibers epidermis fat cells female fiber bundles flippers fur hairs glands are small glomi granna granules grow in tufts guard hairs hair bulbs hair bursae hair categories hair follicles hair roots hair tuft hairs divide hairs grow singly hairs length hind sole horizontal bundles inner male mammals medulla Montagna outer papillary layer pelage pigment cells pile and fur pile hairs reticular layer sacrum Schaffer sebaceous glands second order secretion cavities shaft Skin from withers skin surface Skurat Sokolov specific glands specimen stratum corneum stratum granulosum stratum lucidum stratum malpighii structure subcutaneous fat tissue summer tail flukes thick thicker thickest thin thinner tubular glands upper vibrissae winter withers skin Zool