Dead but highly dynamic--the stratum corneum is divided into three hydration zones.
Richter
T
T
Analytical Microscopy Department, R&D, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany.
Peuckert
C
C
Sattler
M
M
Koenig
K
K
Riemann
I
I
Hintze
U
U
Wittern
K-P
KP
Wiesendanger
R
R
Wepf
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004817:Epidermis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
D014867:Water; D012965:Sodium Chloride