It is revealing of us and of the airy thinness of the "story" by which we live from day to day that the transplantation of our most surface organ should inspire our deepest awe and antipathy.
It is important to confirm the gene expression levels of DNA repair genes in skin, as skin is the outer surface organ that directly comes into contact with the environment, as is the case for sun exposure.
Sub-surface scope: A new endoscope prototype takes images below the surface of organs and tissues.
With such a capability, says Ji-Xin Cheng, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Purdue University, doctors may be able to identify other diseases that manifest on the surface of organs other than skin.
If the physiological functions of Drosophila mucins correlate with those of vertebrate mucins, they should localize to the lumen surface of organs that are in contact with the external environment.
These ovarian tumors present as numerous small nodules seeded throughout the peritoneum and on the surface of organs.
This type of illumination gave 'an unusual depth of field and a three-dimensional quality to the tissue observed' and permitted visualization of microcirculatory structures beneath the surface of organs as dark red blood cell columns on a bright background.
Epithelia are a hallmark of multicellular organisms, forming the interface between the organism and the external environment and lining the cavities and surfaces of organs (Donati and Watt, 2015).
Epithelioma, an abnormal growth, or tumour, of the epithelium, the layer of tissue (such as the skin or mucous membrane) that covers the surfaces of organs and other structures of the body.
The condition in which mucus, a secretion of mucous membranes lining the inside surfaces of organs, is produced in excess and accumulates in greater than normal amounts is referred to as mucoid degeneration.
