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Skin / P.F. Millington, R. Wilkinson.

By: Millington, P. FContributor(s): Wilkinson, RMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Biological structure and function ; 9 (Cambridge, UK).Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xii, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780521106818 (pbk.) :; 0521106818 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Skin | Skin -- Physiology | BiomechanicsDDC classification: 612.7'9
Contents:
The body surface - The appendages of skin - The skin in depth - Mechanical properties of skin - Mechanical, thermal and electrical properties - Environmental effects - Wound closure and alternatives to skin.
Summary: First published in 1983, this book provides a review of the fundamentals of the biology and mechanics of human skin. The major theme is the interaction between and dependence of the integrity of skin on cell turnover, nutrition, control mechanisms and disease.
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Originally published: 1983.

Includes bibliography (193-217) and index.

The body surface - The appendages of skin - The skin in depth - Mechanical properties of skin - Mechanical, thermal and electrical properties - Environmental effects - Wound closure and alternatives to skin.

First published in 1983, this book provides a review of the fundamentals of the biology and mechanics of human skin. The major theme is the interaction between and dependence of the integrity of skin on cell turnover, nutrition, control mechanisms and disease.

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