Keratinization
：A Survey of Vertebrate Epithelia
Publication subTitle ：A Survey of Vertebrate Epithelia
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9780323161213
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780124541405
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780124541405
Subject： Q954.64 epithelial tissue
Language： ENG
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Description
Keratinization: A Survey of Vertebrate Epithelia illustrates the salient features of the epithelial portion of the skin and its appendages in each class of vertebrates, with emphasis on the ultrastructural and functional aspects.
Divided into six chapters, this book begins with the general process of keratinization. Then, epithelial differentiation and specialization in the various classes of vertebrates are described. Classes of vertebrates considered are fish, amphibian, reptilian, avian, and mammalian.
This treatise is designed to provide an introduction to the study of vertebrate skin and to stimulate professional investigators to delve into its mysteries.
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