epidermis
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The nation reached peak streak in 1974, the year Ray Stevens released his novelty song “The Streak” and Time devoted 1,100 words to what the magazine called “the epidermis epidemic.”
From Washington Post
Tiny holes made by the needles induce a local change in pressure in the epidermis or dermis that forces interstitial fluid or blood into a collection device.
From Scientific American
To understand the extent of somatic mutation in a human tissue, and the origin of skin cancers, a previous study2 used DNA sequencing of small biopsies of normal epidermis.
From Nature
What are the signalling mechanisms responsible for changes in the production of basement membrane or the generation of a stiffness gradient in the multi-layered epidermis?
From Nature
This dual response leads to expansion of skin tissue without compromising the barrier function of the epidermis.
From Nature
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