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UPPER EPIDERMIS [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Epidermis and Dermis
Universal entry(ies)
stratum papillare
Latin
corpus papillare
Latin, obsolete
CONT

The dermis consists of 2 connective tissue layers, papillary and reticular, which merge without clear demarcation. The papillary layer is the upper dermal layer, which is thinner and composed of loose connective tissue that contacts the epidermis.

OBS

papillary layer; stratum papillare: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Épiderme et derme
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
stratum papillare
Latin
corpus papillare
Latin, obsolete
CONT

Le derme est formé de deux couches adjacentes, soit la couche papillaire et la couche réticulaire, sans frontières définies [...] La couche papillaire est une mince couche de tissu conjonctif aréolaire composée de fines fibres d'élastine et de collagène entrelacées qui permettent le passage de nombreux vaisseaux sanguins et des neurofibres.

OBS

couche papillaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

stratum papillare : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
CONT

A microneedle patch bypasses the stratum corneum barrier and delivers the drug directly into the epidermis or upper dermis layer...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Stomata distributed in both upper and lower epidermis [of a leaf].

CONT

Stomata are commonly found on leaves, and often on stems as well. Certain terminology is associated with their location; if they occur on both surfaces of a leaf, the plant is amphistomatic; if they occur on the upper surface only, it is epistomatic; and lower surface only is hypostomatic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qualifie une feuille possédant des stomates sur ses deux faces.

CONT

Pour les espèces amphistomatiques, c'est-à-dire, possédant des stomates sur les deux faces de la feuille, cas de la grande majorité des plantes annuelles cultivées, l'indice foliaire ne représente que la moitié de la surface réelle d'échange gazeux entre le feuillage et l'air.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Stomata confined to upper epidermis [of a leaf].

CONT

Stomata are commonly found on leaves, and often on stems as well. Certain terminology is associated with their location; if they occur on both surfaces of a leaf, the plant is amphistomatic; if they occur on the upper surface only, it is epistomatic; and lower surface only is hypostomatic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qualifie une feuille possédant des stomates sur la face supérieure.

CONT

Les photos montrent que la couche de cires épistomatiques et les cellules de garde du stomate d'aiguilles d'un an se dégradent du bas vers le haut dans la couronne chez les arbres dépérissants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

[Dícese de] lo que se sitúa por encima del estomio en los helechos.

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Record 5 1996-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The superficial layer of cells.

CONT

Soon the young leaf blade is roughly six layers thick. ... in the outermost layer, or epidermis, the cells tend to lie flat, like paving stones, and form a protective cover over the rest of the leaf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Tissu généralement constitué par une seule assise de cellules, qui tapisse toute la surface extérieure des végétaux vasculaires et dont la fonction est de les limiter et de les protéger contre les dangers du monde extérieur. Ce tissu présente une différenciation variée et spéciale.

Spanish

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