Skin Deep (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Skin Deep

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A sample from one psoriasis patient shows thickening of the outer layer of skin, known as the epidermis (top). Eight weeks after treatment, the epidermis has thinned to a normal level (bottom).

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Laboratory of Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller University/<I>Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology</I>

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