Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1958 Whereas it is well established that adequate dietary vitamin A is necessary for general epithelial maintenance (22, 23), little is known concerning the mode of action of the vitamin on epithelia. Various effects of the local application of the vitamin to epithelia, including the epidermis, have been recorded, but the use of large amounts of vitamin A ...
Donald J. Lawrence, Howard A. Bern
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Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1962 In an earlier electron-microscopic investigation on normal human epidermis the present author has demonstrated that keratinization is a process characterized by inter alia, the transformation of the tonofibrils in stratum basale into keratin through a series of morphologically distinctly discernible stages (5).
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Multiple anti-predator mechanisms in the red-spotted Argentina Frog (Amphibia: Hylidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Anurans employ a wide variety of anti-predator mechanisms to defend themselves. In casque-headed hylids, defence is thought to be a complex combination of several anti-predator mechanisms. However, the defence traits of only a few species are known; some
Alcalde, Leandro +6 more
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, 2010 Background: Members of Family Nereididae have complex neural morphology exemplary of errant polychaetes and are leading research models in the investigation of annelid nervous systems.
Jacobs, David K. +2 more
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New record of the sea anemone Kadosactis antarctica (Carlgren, 1928): re-description of an Antarctic deep-sea sea anemone, and a discussion of its generic and familial placement [PDF]
, 2005 Sagartiogeton antarcticus Carlgren, 1928 is an Antarctic deep-sea species of sea anemone only known from its holotype. The species has been assigned to the genera Sagartiogeton and Kadosactis, and is currently placed within the family Kadosactidae ...
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Mechanisms of Urodele Limb Regeneration [PDF]
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Stocum, David L.
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Stephanthus antarcticus, a new genus and species of sea anemone (Actiniaria, Haloclavidae) from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica [PDF]
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Repeated stressors in adulthood increase the rate of biological ageing [PDF]
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Gruhl, A, Okamura, B
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