stratum corneum
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stratum
noun[C]
uk/ˈstrɑː.təm/us/ˈstreɪt̬.əm/
one of the parts or layers into which something ...
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(Definition ofstratumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This simple cellular model mimics well the binding potential of an actual humanstratumcorneum.
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There was also evidence in a number of places that cercariae, tunnelling horizontally beneath thestratumcorneum, led to its separation from the underlying epidermis.
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Aggregates of neutrophils were occasionally observed directly beneath thestratumcorneumin the penetration tracks.
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This result suggests that such differentiated,stratumcorneum-like keratinocytes would be a highly effective upper layer in a putative skin model.
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However, there was localized damage to thestratumcorneumat sites of cercarial entry.
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The ventral sucker (vs) is directed toward the stratum germinativum (sg), the dorsal side toward thestratumcorneum(sc).
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With aging thestratumcorneumappears intact, although whether the permeability barrier remains intact is controversial.
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The stratified epithelium of the epidermis is overlain by astratumcorneumand separated from the underlying dermal tissue by a distinct basement membrane.
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Infectivity was assessed with respect tostratumcorneum-like differentiated human keratinocyte cultures (validated by comparison with fresh human skin samples) and displayed a complex age-dependent pattern.
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Immediately following penetration, features such as lifting of thestratumcorneumand tunnels in the epidermis were observed, exactly as described by other workers studying migration in normal body skin.
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Damage to thestratumcorneumand superficial skin layers not only results in physical vulnerability, but also results in an excess rate of water loss.
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The resulting vesicles are an intraepidermal clefts between thestratumcorneumand stratum spinosum and is located above the basal cells (suprabasal).
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Filaggrin is a protein that plays an important role in the retention of water in thestratumcorneum.
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Thestratumcorneumprovides the most significant barrier to diffusion.
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Keratinocytes from thestratumcorneumare eventually shed from the surface (desquamation).
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This series of steps is repeated numerous times to traverse the full thickness of thestratumcorneum.
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In adults, thestratumcorneumis composed of 25 to 30 layers of flattened dead keratinocytes, which are continuously shed and replaced from below.
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It penetrates thestratumcorneumouter layer of skin well.
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Skin's outermost layer, thestratumcorneum, is an effective barrier to most inorganic nanosized particles.
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As hygroscopic moisturizers, humectants work by attracting water to the upper layer of the skin (stratumcorneum).
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