Integumentary System (Skin)

Ratcliffe, N. A.

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Integumentary System (Skin)

N. A. Ratcliffe²

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Skin is one of the largest organs of the body and has many functions, including the protection of the body from the adverse effects of the environment. It also receives stimuli from the outside world.

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Department of Zoology, University College of Swansea, UK
N. A. Ratcliffe (Reader in Zoology)

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Ratcliffe, N.A. (1982). Integumentary System (Skin). In: Practical Illustrated Histology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86060-9_9

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