Skin, Hair, and Nails:
Structure and Function

edited by Bo Forslind
and Magnus Lindberg

Stressing a structure–function approach, this multidisciplinary reference presents a detailed overview of the current biological, chemical, physical, molecular, and genetic tools and techniques utilized in the study of the skin barrier—illustrating the impact of irritative skin reactions, as well as genetic and immune-mediated disease on hair and nail composition and formation.

Contents

1. An Introduction to the Book
1. Skin
   2. Structure and Function of the Skin Barrier: An Introduction
   3. Lipid Phase Behavior: A Basis for an Understanding of Membrane Structure and Function
   4. Stratum Corneum Lipid Structure: Insights from NMR and FTIR Spectroscopic Studies
   5. "Confidence Intervals" for the "True" Lipid Composition of the Human Skin Barrier?
   6. Stratum Corneum Lipid Organization In Vitro and In Vivo as Assessed by Diffraction Methods
   7. The Mammalian Skin Barrier: Structure, Function, and Formation Considerations
   8. The Skin Barrier: An Evolutionary and Environmental Perspective
   9. Skin Barrier Function in Diseased Skin and in Normal Skin Exposed to Delipidizing Compounds: A Skin Penetration Perspective
   10. Understanding the Irritative Reaction

2. Hair
   10. Formation and Structure: An Introduction to Hair
   11. The Hair Fiber Surface
   12. Biology of Hair Pigmentation
   13. Androgen Influence on Hair Growth
   14. Alopecia Areata: An Update on Etiology and Pathogenesis

3. Nails
   15. The Structure and Properties of Nails and Periungual Tissues

Index

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