The Epidermis documents the proceedings of a symposium that explored in detail the fundamental aspects of the epidermis and the still poorly understood process of keratinization. The Division of Dermatology, University Extension and the School of Medicine of the University of California at Los Angeles agreed to sponsor the conference and offered the University's Residential Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead for the meeting place. This volume is a source book of basic dermatologic thought and information. More than a book of dermatology, this volume makes a singular contribution to our knowledge of keratinization. The volume contains 37 papers and opens with an introductory chapter on keratinization, focusing on the history of the keratohyalin granules, the role of lipids in the orderly keratinization of the epidermis, and the desquamation process. Subsequent chapters present studies on topics such as the behavior of the skin; the effects of various experimental conditions on keratinization in organ culture; and the localization and the regional variability in the concentration epidermal enzymes.

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Information

Publisher

Academic Press

Year

2013

ISBN

9781483261676

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Physiology

Front Cover
The Epidermis
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Dedication
List of Contributors
Preface
CHAPTER I. Keratinization in Historical Perspective
CHAPTER II. The Determinism of the Differentiation of the Skin and the Cutaneous Appendages of the Chick Embryo
CHAPTER IIIA. Feather Formation and Synthesis of Keratin by Primary Skin Cells and by Skin Cells Grown in Vitro
CHAPTER IIIB. A Note on Feather Keratin
CHAPTER IV. The Experimental Study of Keratinization in Organ Culture
CHAPTER V. Studies on Stability of PhenotypicTraits in Embryonic Integumental Tissues and Cells
CHAPTER VI. Secretion of a Connective Tissue Protein by Developing Epidermis
CHAPTER VII. Aspects of Cell Individuality in the Renewal of Stratified Squamous Epithelia
CHAPTER VIII. Enzymes of the Epidermis
CHAPTER IX. Quantitative Histochemistry of Skin
CHAPTER X. Protein Synthesis and Epidermal Differentiation
CHAPTER XI. Structural and Biochemical Features of the Hair Follicle
CHAPTER XII. Totiofilaments and Keratohyalin
CHAPTER XIII. Different Staining Methods for the Electron-Microscopic Elucidation of the Tonofibrillar Differentiation in Normal Epidermis
CHAPTER XIV. A Possible Role of the Desmosome in the Process of Keratinization
CHAPTER XV. Ultrastructural Evidence Related to the Mechanism of Keratin Synthesis
CHAPTER XVI. A Theory for the Structure of α-Keratin
CHAPTER XVII. Biosynthesis of Epidermal Proteins
CHAPTER XVIII. Alkali-Soluble Human Epidermal Proteins
CHAPTER XIX. Dermatoglyphics: A Brief Review
CHAPTER XX. The Biology of the Stratum Corneum
CHAPTER XXI. Permeability of the Stratum Corneum
CHAPTER XXII. Some Aspects of the Carbohydrate Metabolism Enzymes in the Human Epidermis under Normal and Pathological Conditions
CHAPTER XXIII. Relation of the Nucleic Acids to Protein Synthesis in the Mammalian Epidermis
CHAPTER XXIV. Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Skin
CHAPTER XXV. Sterol Metabolism in Skin and Epidermis
CHAPTER XXVI. Lipids, Membranes, and the Human Epidermis
CHAPTER XXVII. Chemical Anomalies in Pathological Horny Layers
CHAPTER XXVIII. Cytoplasmic Components in the Psoriatic Horny Layers with Special Reference to Electron-Microscopic Findings
CHAPTER XXIX. Definition of Epidermal Cancer
CHAPTER XXX. The Papilloma of Rabbits Induced by the Virus of Shope: Histologie Features Related to Amount of Virus in the Tumor
CHAPTER XXXI. Vesication and Acantholysis
CHAPTER XXXII. Some Observations on Epidermolysis Bullosa and Experimental Blisters
AUTHOR INDEX
Subject Index