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DERMATOLOGY: CLINICAL & BASIC SCIENCE SERIES
BIOENGINEERING
OF THE SKIN
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cells are often present. Scanning electron microscopy is another powerful ... Grana
The ‘‘A’’ of the ABCD Rule: Asymmetry Assessment . . . . 307
The ‘‘B’’ of the ABCD Rule: Border Evaluation . . . . 308
The ‘‘C’’ of the ABCD Rule: Col...
... accel-
eration of the nerve response in skin are considered to be involved (4). Approxi-
mately 40% of the population consider themselves to possess the characteristics
of sensitive skin, and 50% of these ... hairs
that may be either fine vellous types covering all surfaces, apart from the soles
of the feet and the palms of the hands (glabrous skin) , or over 100,...
... to the intrinsic nature of
eczema itself and the special anatomical features of the palmar skin but also
because of the role of the hands in everyday social life and work and the inability
of the ... stressed the infinite variety of the quality and quantity
of the limited number of signs that make up the disease. It is the “lack of orderly
or homoge...
... skin
Characteristics of
Skin
Thinning
of
skin
Thinning
of
skin
Bluish /livid red lesions
of
variable size and shape
Thinning
of
the dermis
Hyperextensible skin
Thinning
of
skin
Fragility
of
skin
Thin, ... to 80%
of
the dry weight
of
skin consists
of
collagen.
The
most
abundant collagen types
in
skin are types I and III; the former accounts for 80%...
...
Examination of the neuroanatomy of the skin is the first step
to understanding the sensory, autonomic, and immunologi-
cal functions of the skin.
Summary for the Clinician
Chapter 1 Neuroanatomy of the ... innervation of the skin mostly belongs to
the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous sys-
tem. The postganglionic nerve fibers run in periph...
... in the conical metal burner head at the end of the tube. Holes
in the metal cone can be moved relative to the gas ports, so varying the rate of
mixing and altering the length of the flame.
In the ... ports 93
The reason for this is that, in the case of the narrow port (Fig. 4.16a), gas at
the centre of the flame is close to the walls of the port. If i...
... due to the superposition
of
the graphene sheets either
in
the "front" and "rear" walls of the tube
or
of
different isochiral clusters
of
graphene sheets. The orientation ... perpendicular to the beam direction along
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"top" and "bottom" part of the tube; the splitting results from the orientation
difference between...
... strongly supported by the growth in the clinical research knowledge base of
the effects of diabetes on the physiological response to exercise, on the effect of
exercise on the response to hypoglycaemia ... professionals. This book
aims to provide the evidence on the management of type 1 diabetes and exercise,
bringing together outstanding clinical science, cli...
... distinction's sake) we
have assigned names, calling the first Idols of the Tribe, the second Idols of the Den,
the third Idols of the Market, the fourth Idols of the Theatre.
40. The information ...
the farther we go; for instance, the sum of the first six terms of the geometrical
progression is 126, whereas the sum of the first six terms of...
... molecules of each gas would pass through the hole into
the gas on the other side. The faster and lighter molecules would pass
more quickly through the hole into the other gas.
4 BASIC SCIENCE AND ... initial letters of the name of the substance, like
H for hydrogen, O for oxygen. These symbols are not only a form of
shorthand and save a lot of writing, they also...