Full Description
A clinician's textbook on skin biology, published expressly for practitioners and residents in dermatology, plastic surgery and otolaryngology. Essentially an expansion of the editors' and contributing authors' "Structure and Function" course given annually at the meetings of the American Academy of Dermatology, the book is designed to teach skin biology in the context of practical clinical settings. Its main sections cover the basic biology of the skin, how the skin functions, effects of the environment, the molecules that direct cutaneous function, genetic influences, and methods in cutaneous research.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Structure and Function of the Skin: Overview of the Epidermis and Dermis 3. The Eccrine Sweat Glands: Structure and Function 4. Hair 5. The Structure and Function of Sebaceous Glands 6. Basic Science of the Nail Unit 7. The Biology of Melanocytes 8. The Basement Membrane Zone 9. Nervous System in the Skin 10. Structure and Function of the Cutaneous Vasculature 11. Metabolism of the Skin 12. Epidermal Kinetics and Regulation of Cell Proliferation 13. Aging of the Skin 14. The Skin Barrier 15. Control of Body Temperature 16. Inflammation and Immunity 17. The Epidermis: an Outpost of the Immune System 18. Skin Mast Cells 19. Wound Healing 20. Cytokines in the Skin 21. Integrins in Skin Biology and Pathophysiology 22. Regulation of Connective Tissue Turnover by Matrix Metalloproteinases 23. Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes 24. Elucidating Genetic Influences in Skin Disorders 25. Dermatological Research Methodology: a Brief Overview
