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    Glossary Skin Surface

    outermost layer of skin acting as a protective barrier

    The skin surface refers to the outermost layer of the skin, known as the epidermis. It acts as a protective barrier against environmental factors, such as pathogens and UV radiation, and plays a crucial role in regulating moisture and temperature. For professionals, understanding the skin surface is essential for diagnosing and treating various dermatological conditions, including alopecia, which can be influenced by the health and integrity of this layer.

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    1. Cellular Heterogeneity and Plasticity of Skin Epithelial Cells in Wound Healing and Tumorigenesis Stem cell reviews and reports · 2022 · 7 citations
    2. Scratching the surface of skin development Nature · 2007 · 788 citations
    3. Targeting the stem cell niche: role of collagen XVII in skin aging and wound repair Theranostics · 2022 · 9 citations
    4. Non-invasive human skin transcriptome analysis using mRNA in skin surface lipids bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2021 · 2 citations
    5. Targeting of Skin Antigen-Presenting Cells Journal of Animal Science · 2010
    6. Generation and characterization of hair-bearing skin organoids from human pluripotent stem cells Nature Protocols · 2022 · 39 citations
    7. Optimization of menthol-loaded nanocapsules for skin application using the response surface methodology Journal of drug delivery science and technology · 2019 · 25 citations
    8. Biophysical and Metabolic Cues in the Microenvironment of Skin Wounds: Implications for Stem Cell Behaviour and Epidermal Regeneration MEDS Clinical Medicine · 2026
    9. Epidermal keratinocyte stem cells: their maintenance and regulation Seminars in cell biology · 1992 · 25 citations
    10. Human Eccrine Sweat Gland Cells Can Reconstitute a Stratified Epidermis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2010 · 103 citations
    11. The multipotency of adult vibrissa follicle stem cells Differentiation · 2009 · 8 citations
    12. The Endocrine Function of the Skin: An Analytical Narrative Apollo medicine · 2023
    13. Advances in Cell-Mediated Drug Delivery for Dermatologic Diseases: Mechanisms and Current Applications Pharmaceutics · 2025 · 2 citations
    14. An improved and rapid method to construct skin equivalents from human hair follicles and fibroblasts Experimental dermatology · 2001 · 48 citations
    15. Vitamin D receptor cross-talk with p63 signaling promotes epidermal cell fate 2023 · 1 citations
    16. Oestrogen functions in skin and skin appendages Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets · 2005 · 68 citations
    17. Gender-linked differences in human skin Journal of Dermatological Science · 2009 · 205 citations
    18. Chapter 6 Fetal Skin Wound Healing Advances in Clinical Chemistry · 2009 · 89 citations
    19. 577 Successful allogeneic epidermal grafting of chronic recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa wounds from hematopoietic cell donors in the outpatient setting Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2019
    20. Lineage Identity and Location within the Dermis Determine the Function of Papillary and Reticular Fibroblasts in Human Skin Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2018 · 159 citations
    21. [Research advances on the mechanism of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in body surface wound healing]. PubMed · 2023
    22. Particle-based transcutaneous administration of HIV-1 p24 protein to human skin explants and targeting of epidermal antigen presenting cells Journal of Controlled Release · 2014 · 30 citations
    23. Maintenance of Barrier Tissue Integrity by Unconventional Lymphocytes Frontiers in Immunology · 2021 · 9 citations
    24. Reprogramming adult dermis to a neonatal state through epidermal activation of β-catenin Development · 2011 · 128 citations
    25. Production of mannosylerythritol lipids and their application in cosmetics Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · 2013 · 84 citations
    26. The spectrum of hair loss in patients with mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2010 · 39 citations
    27. Perspectives on Hair Evolution Based on Some Comparative Studies on Vertebrate Cornification Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2012 · 17 citations
    28. Electrospun Nanofibers for Improved Angiogenesis: Promises for Tissue Engineering Applications Nanomaterials · 2020 · 70 citations
    29. Clinical Snippets Experimental dermatology · 2017
    30. Dissecting the microenvironment around biosynthetic scaffolds in murine skin wound healing bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2020 · 2 citations