| Details | | Publication Date: | 1993-07-01 | | Editor: | Miroslav Blumenberg | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 291 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
Molecular Biology of the Skin: The Keratinocyte comprehensively reviews the major aspects of keratinocyte and epidermal differentiation, physiology, and pathology, primarily focusing on the molecular aspects. This exciting new resource discusses keratin genes, retinoic acid, and the use of transgenic animals in the study of dermatological pathology. The volume also highlights areas of genetic disease, new animal models to help in understanding dermatological disorders, and gene therapy using skin as a target. W.W. Franke, a pioneer in the study of the molecular biology of keratins, has written the foreword for the book.
Molecular Biology of the Skin: The Keratinocyte is intended for use by dermatologists and basic researchers in cell and developmental biology. It will also be valuable for surgeons and other clinicians as well as researchers in gene therapy, virology, and pharmacology.
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* Reviews keratinocyte (and epidermal) differentiation. physiology, and pathology, focusing on the molecular aspects
* -Discusses keratin genes, retinoic acid, and the use of transgenic animals in the study of dermatalogical pathology
* -Highlights genetic disease, new animal models, and gene therapy
Industry Reviews
The skin does not behave much like other organs, and both normal processes and diseases have to be studied and explained directly on the basis of cellular and molecular biology. As an aid to such study, mostly French and US researchers discuss human and murine keratins, the cornified envelope, keratinocytes as a target for gene therapy, and other aspects. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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