Skin, hair, and nails : structure and function /: structure and function. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Bo Forsland, Magnus Lindberg ; associate editor, Lars Norlén.
• Other Names: Forslind, Bo, 1934-; M.D, Lindberg, Magnus; Albano, Robert E
• Contents: 1. An Introduction to the Book / Bo Forslind and Magnus Lindberg -- Part I. Skin -- 2. Structure and Function of the Skin Barrier : An Introduction / Bo Forslind and Magnus Lindberg -- 3. Lipid Phase Behavior : A Basis for an Understanding of Membrane Structure and Function / Emma Sparr and Sven Engstrom -- 4. Stratum Corneum Lipid Structure : Insights from NMR and FTIR Spectroscopic Studies / Ya-Wei Hsueh [and others] -- 5. "Confidence Intervals" for the "True" Lipid Composition of the Human Skin Barrier? / Philip Wertz and Lars Norlen -- 6. Stratum Corneum Lipid Organization In Vitro and In Vivo as Assessed by Diraction Methods / Gonneke S.K. Pilgram and Joke A. Bouwstra -- 7. The Mammalian Skin Barrier : Structure, Function, and Formation Considerations / Lars Norlen -- 8. The Skin Barrier : An Evolutionary and Environmental Perspective / Gopinathan K. Menon -- 9. Skin Barrier Function in Diseased Skin and in Normal Skin Exposed to Delipidizing Compounds : A Skin Penetration Perspective / Anders Boman and Magnus Lindberg -- 10. Understanding the Irritative Reaction / Carolyn Willis and Magnus Lindberg -- Part II. Hair -- 11. Formation and Structure : An Introduction to Hair / Magnus Lindberg and Bo Forslind -- 12. The Hair Fiber Surface / Leslie N. Jones -- 13. Biology of Hair Pigmentation / Desmond J. Tobin -- 14. Androgen Influence on Hair Growth / Valerie Anne Randall -- 15. Alopecia Areata : An Update on Etiology and Pathogenesis / Andrew J.G. McDonagh, Rachid Tazi-Ahnini, and Andrew G. Messenger -- Part III. Nails -- 16. The Structure and Properties of Nails and Periungual Tissues / David de Berker and Bo Forslind.
• Publisher Details: New York : M. Dekker
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 485 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 612.7/9; Skin; Hair; Nails (Anatomy); MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Physiologie de la peau; Hair; Nails (Anatomy); Skin; Peau; Cheveux; Ongle; Skin Physiological Phenomena; Hair -- physiology; Nails -- physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0824756665; 9780824756666; 0203912861; 9780203912867
• Related ISBNs: 082474313X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.