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Size of lamellar bodies in mammals and other amniotes

Range	0.1-0.2 µm
Organism	vertebrates
Reference	Alibardi L. Adaptation to the land: The skin of reptiles in comparison to that of amphibians and endotherm amniotes. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2003 Aug 15 298(1):12-41. DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.24 p.15 right column top paragraphPubMed ID12949767
Primary Source	Landmann L. 1986. The skin of Reptiles. Epidermis and Dermis. In: Bereiter-Hahn J, Matoltsy AG, Sylvia-Richards K, editors. Biology of the integument, vol. 2 Vertebrates. Berlin and New York: Springer-Verlag. p 150–187. AND Elias PM, Menon GK, Grayson S, Brown BE, Rehfeld SJ. 1987. Avian sebokeratinocytes and marine mammals lipokeratinocytes: structural, lipid biochemical, and functional considerations. Amer J Anat 180: 161–177. DOI: 10.1002/aja.1001800206 AND Rawlings AV, Scott IR, Harding CR, Bowser PA. 1994. Stratum corneum moisturization at the molecular level. J Inv Dermatol 103: 731–740. AND Menon GK, Menon J. 2000. Avian epidermal lipids: functional considerations in relation to feathering. Amer Zool 40: 540–542. Stable URL: link PubMed ID2445192, 7963664
Comments	P.15 right column top paragraph: "Lamellar bodies are 0.1–0.2 µm large roundish organelles of the upper spinosus-transitional layer of mammals and other amniotes, containing lipids, and responsible for most of the barrier against water-loss (primary sources)."
Entered by	Uri M
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