epidermal

American  

[ep-i-durm-uhl] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɜrm əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the epidermis of a human being, animal, or plant.

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Example Sentences

The study showed that skin cells are highly efficient at absorbing vitamin C from the blood, with uptake into the outer epidermal layer appearing to be a priority.

From Science Daily

The skin contains two main types of adult stem cells: epidermal stem cells and hair follicle stem cells.

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This hypothesis provides new leads to decipher the mechanisms of epidermal renewal.

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Others are former hair follicle stem cells, which usually promote hair growth but respond to the more urgent needs of the moment, morphing into epidermal stem cells to bolster local ranks and repair efforts.

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Surface ectoderm is a dense sheet of epidermal progenitors, which gives rise to the surface covering of the body, such as skin, and the associated features of teeth, hair and fingernails.

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