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Changes in dry weight and projected area of human epidermal cells undergoing keratinization as determined by scanning
The British Journal of Dermatology
|December 1, 1976
Abstract:
Cells, obtained from human leg by successive treatments with trypsin, were air dried on microscope slides before mounting in glycerol. Dry weights and projected areas of individual cells were measured using a Vickers M 86 scanning microinterferometer. The dry weights of cells varied from 100 pg for basal cells to 700 pg for large squames. Corresponding projected areas varied from 100 to 1500 mum2.