If form is function, Terry Lechler thinks scientists should know more about how cells acquire their form. That's one reason he studies the cytoskeleton.

HUMAN SKIN is an amazingly complex circulation that lends itself to pharmacological studies due to the ease of access with limited invasiveness. Because of this, a growing body of literature has been directed toward a better understanding of the mechanisms behind regulation of cutaneous vascular tone. New information that helps to unravel mysteries of the skin brings much excitement to those of...

Whilst the relationship between aspects of facial shape and attractiveness has been extensively studied, few studies have investigated which characteristics of the surface of faces positively influence attractiveness judgments. As many researchers have proposed a link between attractiveness and traits that appear healthy, apparent health of facial skin might be a property of the surface of face...

Histological examination of burn injuries in elephants revealed that the depth was not as severe as expected from clinical observation. Although the actual burn depth was deep, the thickness of elephant skin, especially the dermis, resulted in the lesions being classified as less severe than expected. Examination of skin samples from selected areas showed that most lesions were either superfici...

INTRODUCTION To investigate whether the membrane-associated transporter protein SLC45A2 is differentially expressed in the skin of sheep with different coat colors and to determine its correlation with coat color establishment in sheep. MATERIAL AND METHODS The expression of SLC45A2 in sheep skin samples with different coat colors was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by PCR amplifica...

Cutaneous manifestation of COVID 19 in children has not yet been reviewed systematically. Hence, this review gives the clinicians a future direction to be vigilant for skin presentations during pandemics. The Pubmed database used literature search with keywords 19, children, and different combinations. Articles published English cases age one month 18 years were eligible. outcome included varie...