Skin
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skin flap
A flap comprised of skin and its subjacent subcutaneous tissue.
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Skin
When ultraviolet radiation strikes the skin, it triggers the conversion of dehydrocholesterol (a cholesterol derivative) into calciferol (vitamin D3).
Skin."The skin of the thigh, especially in the hollow of the groin and on the medial side, is thin, smooth and elastic, and contains few hairs except on the neighborhood of the pubis. Laterally it is thicker and the hairs are more numerous.
skin One of eleven major body organ systems in animals; the outermost layer protecting multicellular animals from the loss or exchange of internal þuids and from invasion by foreign microorganisms; ...
Dry Skin: The dry skin allows reptiles to move around for periods of time without water. The dry skin stops evaporation of the organism's moisture.
Skin functions in homeostasis include protection, regulation of body temperature, sensory reception, water balance, synthesis of vitamins and hormones, and absorption of materials.
Skin is composed of dead cells containing the indigestible protein keratin
Sebum produced by the skin lowers the pH to inhibit growth of pathogens
Lysozymes in salvia, sweat and tears are anti-bacterial enzymes ...
Skin, which excludes most pathogens from entering the body.
Cilia in mucous membranes, which sweep out airborne pathogens and dust.
Tears, nasal secretions and saliva, which contain bacteria-destroying enzymes.
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Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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neural tube defects (spina bifida, anencephaly)
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skin The outer integument or covering of an animal body, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis and resting on the subcutaneous tissues.
sleeping sickness African trypanosomiasis and mosquito-borne, virus-induced encephalitis.
A skin inflammation affecting approximately 80% of those between the ages of 12 and 24. Located in each hair follicle or tiny pit in the skin is a gland that lubricates the skin.
Height, skin color, NTD, cleft lip/cleft palate, common diseases
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[Gr. derma - skin, leather]. The lower layer of the skin beneath the epidermis consisting of connective tissue. It may contain hair follicles and sweat and mucous glands.
relating to a skin eruption occurring as a symptom of an acute viral or coccal disease ...
Just under our skin are capillaries carrying blood with its circulating red cells () and a variety of white blood cell types. Just outside of the capillaries, in the tissue of the dermis, lurk specialized immune cells called MAST CELLS.
Absorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin ... Dielectric absorption, a determination of how electrically permittive a ...
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[L. callos, hard skin]
In plants, undifferentiated tissue; a term used in tissue culture, grafting, and wound healing.
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A malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue, which forms the skin and outer cell layers of internal organs. Catalyst.
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome connective tissue condition including problems with tendons, ligaments, skin, bones, cartilage, and membranes surrounding blood vessels and nerves. Symptoms include joint laxity, elastic skin, dislocations.
We are exploiting these EST reagents for determining the components of genetic pathways in a single organ system, the skin.
skin and prevents skin cancer. The researchers have noted that the
inability to tan is a major predictor of cancer.
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Illustrated in Figure 2 is a fluorescence digital image of an Indian Muntjac deer skin fibroblast cell stained with fluorescent probes targeting the nucleus (blue) and the actin cytoskeletal network (green).
Kids with this disease appear normal at birth, but by the time they are a year old they stop growing along the normal curve, and by the time they're two or three years old their hair begins to fall out and their skin gets old-looking and wrinkled.
derma - skin] The middle germ layer, formed in the embryo during gastrulation.
- An edible tuber, also known as manioc or yucca, with tough brown skin and firm white flesh. Sweet cassava can be eaten as a starch vegetable. Its bitter variety contains a deadly acid, for which the rootcrop must be processed before it can be eaten.
endodermis -- Literally "inner skin", this is a layer of cells which surrounds the central core of vascular tissue, and which helps to regulate the flow of water and dissolved substances.
pellicle. The covering (skin) that encloses the kernel; it is white during development but becomes brown at maturity.
perennial. A plant that can live three or more years and flower at least twice.
Puparium, Puparia (pl.): A case formed by the hardening of the last larval skin, in which the pupa is formed; usually of flies.
Pupate: To transform to a pupa.
Resistance (insecticide or pesticide): see Insecticide resistance.
Epidermis the outer layer of cells surrounding the body of an organism‚ such as a plant leaf or our skin
(epi = upon‚ over; derm = skin) ...
However, your sense of touch is not restricted to one small area, but covers your entire body. Your skin is sensitive to heat, to pressure, and to pain. Within your body, there are also many nerve endings that are sensitive to touch.
It is now known that stem cells can also be obtained from placenta and amniotic fluids, and pluripotent cells can be derived from adult cells of the skin, blood and other tissues.
For example, the glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit is produced only in certain cell types of the anterior pituitary and placenta, not in lungs or skin; thus expression of the glycoprotein hormone alpha-chain gene is said to be tissue-specific.
Examples include insulin, estrogen, and testosterone.
Intermediate filament Part of the cytoskeleton that provides strength. Some intermediate filaments form nails, hair, and the outer layer of skin. Others are found in nerves or other organs.
derived from neural crest, migrate dorsolaterally as melanoblasts to reside in the basal layer of the epidermis. Mature melanocytes contribute pigment (melanin) in the form of membrane-bound melanosomes to developing keratinocytes (epidermal skin ...
 See also: Trans, Human, Cells, Organ, Blood
  
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