Epidermis (epi in sensu graece "super"+ dermis "cutis") est extremus duorum tabulatium formantes cutem. Intimus tabulatus est dermis.[1] Epidermis impedimentum praebet contra contagionem pathogeneris viciniae [2] .[3]et moderatur quantitatem aquae relinquenti ex corpore in aerem ut evaporatio. Extrema pars epidermis est tabula cellularum planarum sedentes super cellulas columnarum.

Illustratio epidermis in cute.

Nexus interni

 
Imago histologica epidermis Histologic image of epidermis, delimited by white bar.

Bibliographia

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  1. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (decimus ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. pp. 2-3. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0 
  2. Marks, James G.; Miller, Jeffery (2006). Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology (quarta ed.). Elsevier. pp. 1–7. ISBN 1-4160-3185-5 
  3. Proksch, E.; Brandner, J.; Jensen, J.M. (2008). "The skin: an indispensable barrier". Experimental Dermatology 17 (12): 1063–1072