What is the'true'function of skin?
CM Chuong, BJ Nickoloff, PM Elias… - Experimental …, 2002 - europepmc.org
CM Chuong, BJ Nickoloff, PM Elias, LA Goldsmith, E Macher, PA Maderson, JP Sundberg…
Experimental dermatology, 2002•europepmc.orgConventional textbook wisdom portrays the skin as an organ that literally enwraps whatever
each of us stands for as a more or less functional, individual member of the mammalian
species, and has it that the skin primarily establishes, controls and transmits contacts with
the external world. In addition, the skin has long been recognized to protect the organism
from deleterious environmental impacts (physical, chemical, microbiological), and is well-
known as crucial for the maintenance of temperature, electrolyte and fluid balance.
each of us stands for as a more or less functional, individual member of the mammalian
species, and has it that the skin primarily establishes, controls and transmits contacts with
the external world. In addition, the skin has long been recognized to protect the organism
from deleterious environmental impacts (physical, chemical, microbiological), and is well-
known as crucial for the maintenance of temperature, electrolyte and fluid balance.
Abstract
Conventional textbook wisdom portrays the skin as an organ that literally enwraps whatever each of us stands for as a more or less functional, individual member of the mammalian species, and has it that the skin primarily establishes, controls and transmits contacts with the external world. In addition, the skin has long been recognized to protect the organism from deleterious environmental impacts (physical, chemical, microbiological), and is well-known as crucial for the maintenance of temperature, electrolyte and fluid balance.
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