Cytokines and the Skin Barrier

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and builds a barrier to protect us from the harmful environment and also from unregulated loss of water. Keratinocytes form the skin barrier by undergoing a highly complex differentiation process that involves changing their morphology and structural i...

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Main Authors: Jens Malte Baron, Kai H. Hänel, Christian Cornelissen, Bernhard Lüscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/4/6720