Abstract
Human skin is a complex organ composed of a stratified squamous epithelium (the epidermis), containing bone-marrow-derived and neural crest symbionts, which overlies a richly vascular matrix of connective tissue (dermis) and subcutaneous fat. The role of skin (and particularly the epidermis) in host defense has long been considered a passive one, and the production of keratins and lipids by the epidermal keratinocyte and of collagen and elastin by the dermal fibroblast were considered to be the most important functions of this organ.
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Kupper, T.S. (1989). Immunology of Skin. In: Faist, E., Ninnemann, J.L., Green, D.R. (eds) Immune Consequences of Trauma, Shock, and Sepsis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73468-7_43
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