title: Mode of dermal-epidermal adhesion.
abstract: The mode of dermal-epidermal adhesion was investigated by a systematic enzyme digestion of the dermo-epidermal junction. The anchoring fibrils and filaments were found to consist of elastin and collagen-like filaments which intertwine to form the adepidermal membrane. A model on the possible in situ conditions is proposed.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases; D003094:Collagen; D003896:Desmosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004549:Elastin; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase; D008566:Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003012:Microbial Collagenase; D008954:Models, Biological; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D010740:Phospholipases; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D004549:Elastin; D010740:Phospholipases; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D003012:Microbial Collagenase