The epidermis is the outermost layer of skin on the body. As such, it is the first barrier to the entry of infectious organisms. The epidermal tissue layer also functions to seal in moisture. The epidermis is composed of keratinocyte cell types. There...

The outer layer of SKIN that covers the body. It comprises four layers being the ‘stratum corneum’, or horny outer layer, the ‘stratum lucidium’, or clear layer, the ‘stratum granulosum’, an intermediate layer...

The outermost nonvascular covering of the...

Epidermis may refer to: Epidermis (botany), in plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant Epidermis (skin), in vertebrates, the outermost layer of the skin Epidermis, in invertebrates, the outermost layers of...

Labor nurses like me love dads-to-be who do whatever it takes to make the new mom and baby the stars of the day. Fortunately, that's most of you men out there. Once in a while, though, someone steals the spotlight with his less-than-stellar behavior....

Dreaded vaccinations one day could be as simple as sticking on a Band-Aid _ ouchless and do-it-yourself. Early tests of skin-patch vaccines are beginning in hundreds of volunteers, one version designed to protect against the flu and another to prevent...