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Eur J Pediatr Surg 1992; 2(4): 207-209
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1063442
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Current Concepts in Pediatric Burn Care:
Morphology and Biology of Normal Human Skin and Stratified Cultures of Epidermal Cells for Wound Covering*

E.  Frenk , M.  Benathan
  • University Department of Dermatology, Lausanne, Switzerland
* Paper read at the 21. Annual Congress of the Swiss Association of Pediatric Surgery, Zurich, September 5 to 6, 1991
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25 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The morphology and biology of human skin are briefly reviewed in order to facilitate evaluation of clinical results obtained with cultured epidermal cells used in skin grafting.

Zusammenfassung

Biologie und Morphologie der menschlichen Haut werden kurz dargestellt mit dem Ziel, die Beurteilung der klinischen Resultate zu erleichtern, die bei Behandlung von Brandwunden mit kultivierten Epidermiszellen erzielt werden.

Key words

Skin biology - Epidermal cell culture - Keratinocytes

Schlüsselwörter

Biologie der Haut - Kultur von Epidermiszellen - Keratinozyten