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About this book
A must-have reference for any researcher or scientist interested in cutaneous protective mechanisms, this guide provides expertly researched chapters on every aspect of stratum corneum structure, function, and development, as well as detailed sections on barrier-repair strategies and the role of barrier function in diseases such as atopic dermatiti
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Yes, you can access Skin Barrier by Peter M. Elias, Kenneth R. Feingold, Peter M. Elias,Kenneth R. Feingold in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Dermatology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Preface
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Stratum Corneum Barrier Function: Definitions and Broad Concepts
- 2 Defensive Functions of the Stratum Corneum: Integrative Aspects
- 3 A Brief History of How the Dead Stratum Corneum Became Alive
- 4 The Epidermal Permeability Barrier: From Saran Wrap to Biosensor
- 5 Biochemistry of Human Stratum Corneum Lipids
- 6 Stratum Corneum Ceramides: Function, Origins, and Therapeutic Applications
- 7 Structure of the Skin Barrier
- 8 Cornified Envelope and Corneocyte-Lipid Envelope
- 9 Profilaggrin and the Fused S100 Family of Calcium-Binding Proteins
- 10 The Role of Keratins in Epithelial Homeostasis
- 11 Corneodesmosomes: Pivotal Actors in the Stratum Corneum Cohesion and Desquamation
- 12 Epidermal Barrier Function: Role of Tight Junctions
- 13 What Makes a Good Barrier? Adaptive Features of Vertebrate Integument
- 14 SC pH: Measurement, Origins, and Functions
- 15 Stratum Corneum Lipid Processing: The Final Steps in Barrier Formation
- 16 The Epidermal Lamellar Body as a Multifunctional Secretory Organelle
- 17 Skin Structural Development
- 18 Epidermal Calcium Gradient and the Permeability Barrier
- 19 The Role of the Primary Cytokines, TNF, IL-1, and IL-6, in Permeability Barrier Homeostasis
- 20 Nuclear Hormone Receptors: Epidermal Liposensors
- 21 Permeability Barrier Homeostasis
- 22 Cutaneous Barriers in Defense Against Microbial Invasion
- 23 The Epidermal Antioxidant Barrier
- 24 Sources and Role of Stratum Corneum Hydration
- 25 Vitamin D and the Epidermis
- 26 Diseases That Affect Barrier Function
- 27 Pathogenesis of the Barrier Abnormalities in Disorders of Cornification
- 28 Pathogenesis of Desquamation and Permeability Barrier Abnormalities in RXLI
- 29 Prevention and Repair of Barrier Disruption in Occupational Dermatology
- 30 The Aged Epidermal Permeability Barrier: Basis for Functional Abnormalities
- 31 Psychological Stress and the Barrier: The Psychosensory Interface
- 32 The Stratum Corneum of the Epidermis in Atopic Dermatitis
- Epilogue: Fixing the Barrier—Theory and Rational Deployment
- Index
- Back cover