 Epidermis
"Epidermis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis).
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D004817
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.272.497 A17.815.250
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Epidermis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Epidermis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epidermis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Xue Y, Winnicki E, Zhang Z, Lopez I, Wang S, Kirby C, Lee SS, Li A, Lee C, Minsky H, Williams K, Yang KY, He L, Reddy SK, Garza LA. The mechanotransducer Piezo1 coordinates metabolism and inflammation to promote skin growth. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 25; 16(1):6876.
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Lee SS, Sweren E, Dare E, Derr P, Derr K, Wang CC, Hardesty B, Willis AA, Chen J, Vuillier JK, Du J, Wool J, Ruci A, Wang VY, Lee C, Iyengar S, Asami S, Daskam M, Lee C, Lee JC, Cho D, Kim J, Martinez-Pe?a EG, Lee SM, He X, Wakeman M, Sicilia I, Dobbs DT, van Ee A, Li A, Xue Y, Williams KL, Kirby CS, Kim D, Kim S, Xu L, Wang R, Ferrer M, Chen Y, Kang JU, Kalhor R, Kang S, Garza LA. The use of ectopic volar fibroblasts to modify skin identity. Science. 2024 09 06; 385(6713):eadi1650.
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Rajkumar J, Chandan N, Lio P, Shi V. The Skin Barrier and Moisturization: Function, Disruption, and Mechanisms of Repair. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2023; 36(4):174-185.
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Garza LA, Sheu M, Kim N, Tsai J, Alessi Cesar SS, Lee J, Hawkins SS, Chien AL, Kang S. Association of Early Clinical Response to Laser Rejuvenation of Photoaged Skin with Increased Lipid Metabolism and Restoration of Skin Barrier Function. J Invest Dermatol. 2023 03; 143(3):374-385.e7.
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Xue Y, Lyu C, Taylor A, Van Ee A, Kiemen A, Choi Y, Khavanian N, Henn D, Lee C, Hwang L, Wier E, Wang S, Lee S, Li A, Kirby C, Wang G, Wu PH, Wirtz D, Garza LA, Reddy SK. Mechanical tension mobilizes Lgr6+ epidermal stem cells to drive skin growth. Sci Adv. 2022 04 29; 8(17):eabl8698.
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Xuan Ngo Y, Haga K, Suzuki A, Kato H, Yanagisawa H, Izumi K, Sada A. Isolation and Culture of Primary Oral Keratinocytes from the Adult Mouse Palate. J Vis Exp. 2021 09 24; (175).
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Alrbyawi H, Poudel I, Dash RP, Srinivas NR, Tiwari AK, Arnold RD, Babu RJ. Role of Ceramides in Drug Delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2019 Aug 13; 20(7):287.
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Maarouf M, Kromenacker BW, Brucks ES, Hendricks AJ, Shi VY. 5-fluorouracil-induced erythema and transepidermal water loss associated with complete actinic keratosis resolution. Dermatol Ther. 2019 05; 32(3):e12890.
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Wu G, Ruben MD, Schmidt RE, Francey LJ, Smith DF, Anafi RC, Hughey JJ, Tasseff R, Sherrill JD, Oblong JE, Mills KJ, Hogenesch JB. Population-level rhythms in human skin with implications for circadian medicine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 11 27; 115(48):12313-12318.
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