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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Epidermal surfaces in representative vertebrates specialized for lowered or increased friction were studied with the scanning electron microscope. Microvillous and microridged patterns predominate in aquatic vertebrates. In squamate reptiles, the complex and varied ornamentation of the Oberhäutchen functions both in adhesive modifications and in modulating surface reflectivity. Frictional surfaces in birds and mammals are characterized more by anatomical than by cytologic specializations, the detailing of surface cells being mostly a function of turnover rate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-202X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
Surface adaptations of the vertebrate epidermis to friction.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.