The Epidermis

William Montagna, Walter C. Lobitz, William Montagna, Walter C. Lobitz

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781483232935
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483261676
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Physiology

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.

Table of contents

• 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