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Relative amounts of fat, muscle, skin, skeleton, etc., in the bodies of undernourished and rehabilitating pigs and their well nourished controls Pig Sus species Table - link N/A 109802 Dickerson JW, Mccance...
Number of different alkaloids that have been identified from the skin of dendrobatid or poison-dart frogs of Central and South America Amphibians >200 different alkaloids 113178 Clarke BT. The natural...
Duration of synthesis of only alphakeratin of skin-rapid cell turnover (the renewal phase) in Sphenodon & all lizards & snakes so far studied Reptiles 14 days 113170 Alibardi L. Adaptation...
Elastic moduli of adult tissues, such as blood vessels, skin or muscle vertebrates 10^5 - 10^6 Pa 112081 Schluck T, Aegerter CM....
Degree by which the effect of Dermorphin, a novel opioid heptapeptide produced in skin, is greater than morphine at same dosage level South American leaf frog Phyllomedusa spp. 1000 fold greater than morphine 113177 Clarke BT. The natural...
Fraction of collagen nitrogen out of total nitrogen of the total skin of undernourished and rehabilitating pigs and their well nourished controls Pig Sus species 38.2 to 50.9 Table - link % 109813 Dickerson JW, Mccance...
Distribution of sense cells of three functionally identified types in different parts of the body in ordinary wrinkled skin Roman snail Helix pomatia Table - link N/A 110605 Theodore Holmes Bullock...
Empirical measurements relevant to epidermal organization Mammals Table - link N/A 109888 Hoath SB, Leahy DG. The...
Water content of stratum corneum (SC) Unspecified >10 % 113175 Madison KC. Barrier function...
number of perspiratory glands Human Homo sapiens 1.8e+6 glands 101735 Amazing numbers in biology...
Length of Pacinian corpuscles in adult hand Human Homo sapiens ≤3 - 4 mm 112606 Zimmerman A et al., The...
Lipid composition of the stratum corneum (SC) of epidermis Unspecified mixture of ceramides 45-50%: cholesterol 25%: free fatty acids 10-15%: each of other lipids <5% % by weight 113174 Madison KC. Barrier function...
Distance traveled by red blood cell during its lifetime (120 days) Human Homo sapiens 300 miles 101803 Cell movements - from...
Size of lamellar bodies in fish and amphibian vertebrates 0.2-0.3 µm 113169 Alibardi L. Adaptation...
Fraction of protein mass of mammalian epidermis that keratins and filaggrin constitute Mammals 80-90 % 113171 Proksch E, Brandner JM...
Size of lamellar bodies in mammals and other amniotes vertebrates 0.1-0.2 µm 113168 Alibardi L. Adaptation...
Excretion products in Sebum Human Homo sapiens Table - link N/A 102723 Altman, P.L., and Dittmer...
Number of crypts (compartments) in colon Human Homo sapiens ~1E+7 crypts/colon 110647 Frank SA, Nowak MA. Problems...
Fraction of lipids in stratum corneum (SC) that are ceramides Unspecified 30-40 % 113173 Proksch E, Brandner JM...
Transit time of thymidine molecule from basal to surface epidermis Rodent mouse 8: guinea pig ~13.5 Table - link days 115443 Potten CS, Saffhill R...