The Pressurized Skin: A Review on the Pathological Effect of Mechanical Pressure on the Skin from the Cellular Perspective

    October 2023 in “ International Journal of Molecular Sciences ”
    Wei-Chen Chien, Tsen‐Fang Tsai
    Studysummary This review examined the pathological effects of mechanical pressure on human skin at the cellular level, highlighting how various skin cell types respond to pressure, potentially leading to pathological changes such as inflammation, ischemia, and impaired differentiation.
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