INTRODUCTION The skin's vital role as a protective barrier is often considered the most
important of its many functions. Skin protects against mechanical injury, UV radiation …

Background/aims: Areas of the skin with similar anatomical structure may have different
functional behaviour. In vivo barrier function and stratum corneum water‐holding capacity …

The endogenous estrogens are important modulators of the immune system and its
functions. However, their effects are rather complex and many aspects have not been …

Wound healing is a complex milieu that affects millions of people around the world every
day. This descriptive correlational study investigated the impact of prolonged exposure …

For human beings and terrestrial animals, the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum
corneum (SC), is the interface between viable epidermis (VE) and ambient air. The dead …

Allergic contact dermatitis develops owing to a delayed type cell-mediated sensitization to
contact with exogenous factors. It is essentially localized at the site of exposure to the noxa …

Many appreciations and thanks are gratefully owed to the many people who contributed
knowingly and indirectly to this book. The following readers generously offered their time …

The skin, as the outer boundary of the body, plays the major role of protecting the organism
against harmful exogenous influences. It is the interface between the organism and the …