EXAMINATION OF THE EPIDERMIS BY THE STRIP METHOD OF REMOVING HORNY LAYERS .1. OBSERVATIONS ON THICKNESS OF THE HORNY LAYER, AND ON MITOTIC ACTIVITY AFTER STRIPPING

[摘要] If the superficial horn cells of the skin are stripped by means of transparent adhesive tape, a 1-layer sheet of horny cells will adhere to the tape and 10-20 successive layers of the stratum corneum can thus be removed.