Gabriela Gonzalez Salas Duhne

Epidermal microstructure and tactile sensitivity in the glabrous skin of hands and feet

Glabrous skin on the human palms and soles is specialised for mechanical interaction and is characterised by papillary ridges, an absence of hair follicles, and a thick stratum corneum. While gross morphological differences, such as the increased thickness of the plantar stratum...