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Dermatologists In The Wild West, 1870-1900: The Early Pioneers From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Coast., Leonard J Hoenig, Lawrence Charles Parish May 2020

Dermatologists In The Wild West, 1870-1900: The Early Pioneers From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Coast., Leonard J Hoenig, Lawrence Charles Parish

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

During the Wild West era of American history (approximately 1870-1900), at least 53 dermatologists settled between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Coast. In 1870, two dermatologists began their practice in the city of St Louis, Missouri (William Augustus Hardaway and Solomon Claiborne Martin, Sr) and one dermatologist started his practice in San Francisco, California (George J. Bucknall). By 1900, 50 more dermatologists had settled in 19 cities located in the American West (Tables 1,2). There, they established practices, initiated academic programs, and pioneered dermatology as a medical specialty in the western United States. This contribution provides brief biographic profiles …


Abca12-Mediated Lipid Transport And Snap29-Dependent Trafficking Of Lamellar Granules Are Crucial For Epidermal Morphogenesis In A Zebrafish Model Of Ichthyosis., Qiaoli Li, Michael Frank, Masashi Akiyama, Shiu-Ying Ho, Hiroshi Shimizu, Christine Thisse, Bernard Thisse, Eli Sprecher, Jouni Uitto Nov 2011

Abca12-Mediated Lipid Transport And Snap29-Dependent Trafficking Of Lamellar Granules Are Crucial For Epidermal Morphogenesis In A Zebrafish Model Of Ichthyosis., Qiaoli Li, Michael Frank, Masashi Akiyama, Shiu-Ying Ho, Hiroshi Shimizu, Christine Thisse, Bernard Thisse, Eli Sprecher, Jouni Uitto

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) can serve as a model system to study heritable skin diseases. The skin is rapidly developed during the first 5-6 days of embryonic growth, accompanied by expression of skin-specific genes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of wild-type zebrafish at day 5 reveals a two-cell-layer epidermis separated from the underlying collagenous stroma by a basement membrane with fully developed hemidesmosomes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals an ordered surface contour of keratinocytes with discrete microridges. To gain insight into epidermal morphogenesis, we have employed morpholino-mediated knockdown of the abca12 and snap29 genes, which are crucial for secretion of lipids and …