TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 46. Epidermal Growth and Differentiation A1 - Coulombe, Pierre A. A1 - Miller, Stanley J. A1 - Sun, Tung-Tien A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintEpidermal Growth and Differentiation at a GlanceThe interfollicular epidermis is maintained by a population of stem cells.Slow-cycling stem cells give rise to transit amplifying cells, which yield terminally differentiated cells.Abnormalities in epidermal stem cells may be involved in pathogenesis of skin cancers and other proliferative epidermal diseases.Epidermal differentiation is accompanied by orchestrated expression of keratins and subunits of cornified envelope.Keratins contribute to the mechanical stability and pliability of the epidermis.Mutations in major epidermal differentiation products are underlying causes of important skin diseases. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56034230 ER -