Anat Histol Embryol 2022 Jun 27. Epub 2022 Jun 27.
Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California, USA.
Cetacean skin continues to be the investigative focus of researchers from several different scientific disciplines. Yet, most research on the basic functions of lipo-keratinocytes, which constitute most of the cetacean epidermis, providing the first layer of protection against various environmental aggressors (including an ever-increasing level of pollutants), is restricted to specialized literature on the permeability barrier only. In this review, we have attempted to bring together much of the recent research on the functional biology of cetacean skin, including special adaptations at the cellular, genetic and molecular level. Read More