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Human Skin: Composition, Structure and Visualisation Methods

H. Graham, A. Eckersley, M. Ozols, K. Mellody, M. Sherratt

2019Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13279-8_1

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This chapter discusses the molecular composition and structure of the epidermis, dermal-epidermal junction, dermis and hypodermis, and highlights the contribution of long-lived dermal collagens, elastic fibres, proteoglycans and hyaluronic acid to skin function.

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GRAHAM, H., et al. Human skin: Composition, structure and visualisation methods. Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, 2019.