The Epidermis

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
List of Contributors, Pages vii-ix
Preface, Page xi, W. MONTAGNA, WALTER C. LOBITZ JR.
CHAPTER I - Keratinization in Historical Perspective, Pages 1-14, Stephen Rothman
CHAPTER II - The Determinism of the Differentiation of the Skin and the Cutaneous Appendages of the Chick Embryo, Pages 15-34, Philippe Sengel
CHAPTER IIIA - Feather Formation and Synthesis of Keratin by Primary Skin Cells and by Skin Cells Grown in Vitro, Pages 35-56, Eugene Bell, Margery Schuler, Charlotte Merrill
CHAPTER IIIB - A Note on Feather Keratin, Pages 57-60, E. Bell, R.A. Malt, G. Stewart
CHAPTER IV - The Experimental Study of Keratinization in Organ Culture, Pages 61-81, Honor B. Fell
CHAPTER V - Studies on Stability of Phenotypic Traits in Embryonic Integumental Tissues and Cells, Pages 83-96, A.A. Moscona
CHAPTER VI - Secretion of a Connective Tissue Protein by Developing Epidermis, Pages 97-116, Elizabeth D. Hay
CHAPTER VII - Aspects of Cell Individuality in the Renewal of Stratified Squamous Epithelia, Pages 117-133, Richard C. Greulich
CHAPTER VIII - Enzymes of the Epidermis, Pages 135-144, Richard A. Ellis
CHAPTER IX - Quantitative Histochemistry of Skin, Pages 145-160, Falls B. Hershey
CHAPTER X - Protein Synthesis and Epidermal Differentiation, Pages 161-178, E.H. Mercer
CHAPTER XI - Structural and Biochemical Features of the Hair Follicle, Pages 179-236, G.E. Rogers
CHAPTER XII - Tonofilaments and Keratohyalin, Pages 237-249, George F. Odland
CHAPTER XIII - Different Staining Methods for the Electron-Microscopic Elucidation of the Tonofibrillar Differentiation in Normal Epidermis, Pages 251-273, Isser Brody
CHAPTER XIV - A Possible Role of the Desmosome in the Process of Keratinization: An Electron-Microscopic Study of Acantholysis and Dyskeratosis, Pages 275-301, George Wilgram, James B. Caulfield, Eve B. Madgic
CHAPTER XV - Ultrastructural Evidence Related to the Mechanism of Keratin Synthesis, Pages 303-337, Sanford I. Roth, Wallace H. Clark Jr.
CHAPTER XVI - A Theory for the Structure of α-Keratin, Pages 339-350, Gunnar Swanbeck
CHAPTER XVII - Biosynthesis of Epidermal Proteins, Pages 351-364, Simon Rothberg
CHAPTER XVIII - Alkali-Soluble Human Epidermal Proteins, Pages 365-374, Robert G. Crounse
CHAPTER XIX - Dermatoglyphics: A Brief Review, Pages 375-386, Harold Cummins
CHAPTER XX - The Biology of the Stratum Corneum, Pages 387-433, Albert M. Kligman
CHAPTER XXI - Permeability of the Stratum Corneum, Pages 435-452, Frederick D. Malkinson
CHAPTER XXII - Some Aspects of the Carbohydrate Metabolism Enzymes in the Human Epidermis under Normal and Pathological Conditions, Pages 453-470, G. Weber
CHAPTER XXIII - Relation of the Nucleic Acids to Protein Synthesis in the Mammalian Epidermis, Pages 471-483, I.A. Bernstein
CHAPTER XXIV - Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Skin, Pages 485-492, Ruth K. Freinkel
CHAPTER XXV - Sterol Metabolism in Skin and Epidermis, Pages 493-510, Andrew A. Kandutsch
CHAPTER XXVI - Lipids, Membranes, and the Human Epidermis, Pages 511-538, N. Nicolaides
CHAPTER XXVII - Chemical Anomalies in Pathological Horny Layers, Pages 539-550, Peter Flesch, Elizabeth C.J. Esoda
CHAPTER XXVIII - Cytoplasmic Components in the Psoriatic Horny Layers with Special Reference to Electron-Microscopic Findings, Pages 551-572, Isser Brody
CHAPTER XXIX - Definition of Epidermal Cancer, Pages 573-586, E.J. Van Scott
CHAPTER XXX - The Papilloma of Rabbits Induced by the Virus of Shope: Histologic Features Related to Amount of Virus in the Tumor, Pages 587-600, C.A. Evans, A.L. Rashad, N.K. Mottet
CHAPTER XXXI - Vesication and Acantholysis, Pages 601-611, Fillmore Bagatell, Richard B. Stoughton
CHAPTER XXXII - Some Observations on Epidermolysis Bullosa and Experimental Blisters, Pages 613-626, Roger W. Pearson
Author Index, Pages 627-639
Subject Index, Pages 641-649