Skin, Hair, and Nails

Introduction: similarities and differences between hair, nail and skin, Bo Forslind and, Magnus Lindberg. Skin: structure and function of the skin barrier - an introduction, Magnus Lindberg and Bo Forslind; lipid phase behaviour - a basis for an understanding of membrane structure and function, Emma Sparr and Sven Engstrom; biophysical analysis of lipid structure, David Moore, Jenifer Thewalt and Neil Kitson; confidence Intervals for the true lipid composition of the human skin barrier, Philip Wertz and Lars Norlen; stratum corneum lipid organization in vitro and in vivo as assessed by diffraction methods, Gonneke S.K. Pilgram and Joke A. Bouwstra; the mammalian skin barrier - structure, function and formation considerations, Lars Norlen; skin morphology in a species-related context, Gopinathan Menon; skin barrier function in normal and diseased skin, Anders Boman and Magnus Lindberg; understanding the irritative reaction, Carolyn Willis and Magnus Lindberg. Hair: hair growth and structure - an introduction, Magnus Lindberg and Bo Forslind; the hair fibre surface, Leslie N. Jones; biology of hair pigmentation, Desmond J. Tobin; androgen influence on hair growth, Valerie Randall; alopecia areata - an update on aetiology and pathogenesis, Andrew J.G. McDonagh, Rachid Tazi-Ahnini and Andrew G Messenger. Nail: nail anatomy, Structure and Function - morphogenesis and differentiation of the nail, David deBerker and Bo Forslin.