Cell adhesion and migration in skin disease / edited by Jonathan Barker and John McGrath.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barker, Jonathan, MD

McGrath, John (John A.)

Series:

Cell adhesion and communication (Series) ; v. 8.

Cell adhesion and communication ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cell adhesion.

Skin--Diseases--Cytopathology.

Skin.

Cell adhesion--Molecular aspects.

Cell Adhesion.

Cell Adhesion Molecules.

Skin--Diseases.

Pathology, Cellular.

Medical Subjects:

Cell Adhesion.

Cell Adhesion Molecules.

Physical Description:

xiii, 269 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Harwood Academic, 2001.

Summary:

Overviews the role played by cell adhesion in determining the structure and function of both healthy and diseased human skin. Part I focuses on the epidermis, emphasizing the roles played by cytoskeletal intermediate filaments and junctional complexes in cutaneous cell adhesion. Part II describes the macromolecular interactions responsible for the anchorage of cells to the extracellular basement membrane. Experimental approaches reveal how the molecular components of the dermal-epidermal junction have been elucidated, and highlight how mutations in genes are responsible for many heritable skin diseases. Part III examines the role of leukocytes in conjunction with chronic inflammatory diseases. The editors teach at St. John's Institute of Dermatology. c. Book News Inc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9058230678 :

OCLC:

50913127