The skin, the body's largest organ constantly regenerates, contains sensory receptors, and produces melanin for pigmentation.

That story begins in the outer layer of body tissue, called the epithelium. Headon’s team ultimately found ... EDAR proteins act as activators that create ridges in the forming skin, while proteins ...

During development, a single (basal) layer of primitive epithelium initially covers the inner and outer surface of the ... against environmental cues. The skin epidermis has become the paradigm ...

But is the skin the only part of the body that can develop this ... Descemet's membrane and endothelium. The outermost layer, the epithelium, is a very thin but tough surface that protects the eye ...