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Corneocyte Exfoliative Cytology: A Model to Study Normal and Diseased Stratum Corneum

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The stratum corneum serves as a barrier between viable tissue and the external environment. Its various functions include protection against toxic hazards, trauma, microbes, UV-light and thermal stimuli as well as conservation of water balance. Corneocytes are the building blocks of the stratum corneum. Their structure and biochemistry can be studied with non-invasive methods in the desquamating portion of the stratum corneum. This may help to gain some insight into the biology of the stratum corneum as a whole.

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  1. E. Hölzle
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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Health Park, CF4 4XN, Cardiff, UK

    Ronald Marks

  2. Universitäts-Hautklinik Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany

    Gerd Plewig

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Hölzle, E., Plewig, G., Ledolter, A. (1986). Corneocyte Exfoliative Cytology: A Model to Study Normal and Diseased Stratum Corneum. In: Marks, R., Plewig, G. (eds) Skin Models. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70387-4_22

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