This article, the first in a two-part series on the skin, looks at its structure and function. Citation: Lawton S (2019) Skin 1: the structure and functions of the skin. Nursing Times [online]; 115, ...

"We knew that these junctions were important in skin stem cells but the cellular components involved in their structure and function were not yet understood", says Mirna Pérez-Moreno, head of the ...