Plasticity of the water barrier in vertebrate integument

International Congress Series

Volumn 1275, Issue , 2004, Pages 283-290

  Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Lipid; Skin; Vertebrate; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444450986     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.08.088     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Porter W.P., et al. Calculating climate effects on birds and mammals: impacts on biodiversity, conservation, population parameters, and global community structure. Am. Zool. 40 (2000) 597-630
2. Hadley N.F. Integumental lipids of plants and animals: comparative function and biochemistry. Adv. Lipid Res. 24 (1991) 303-320
3. Menon G., and Ghadially R. Morphology of lipid alterations in the epidermis: a review. Microsc. Res. Tech. 37 (1997) 180-192
4. Gibbs A.G. Water-proofing properties of cuticular lipids. Am. Zool. 38 (1998) 471-482
5. In: Kareiva P.M., Kingsolver J.G., and Huey R.B. (Eds). Biotic Interactions and Global Change. Sunderland (1993), Sinauer Associates, Massachusetts
6. Lillywhite H. Thermal modulation of cutaneous mucus discharge as a determinant of evaporative water loss in the frog, Rana catesbeiana. Z. Vgl. Physiol. 73 (1971) 84-104
7. Furuyama F., and Ohara K. Genetic development of an inbred rat strain with increased resistance adaptation to a hot environment. Am. J. Physiol. 265 Part 2 (1993) R957-R962
8. Toledo R.C., and Jared C. Cutaneous adaptations to water balance in amphibians. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 105A (1993) 593-608
9. Lillywhite H.B., et al. Wiping behavior and its ecophysiological significance in the Indian tree frog Polypedates maculatus. Copeia 1997 (1997) 88-100
10. Blaylock L.A., Ruibal R., and Plat-Aloia K. Skin structure and wiping behaviour of phyllomedusine frogs. Copeia 1976 (1976) 283-295
11. Ruibal R., and Hillman S.S. Cocoon structure and function in the burrowing hylid frog, Pternohyla fodiens. J. Herpetol. 15 (1981) 403-408
12. McClanahan L.L., Stinner J.N., and Shoemaker V.H. Skin lipids, water loss, and energy metabolism in a South American tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei). Physiol. Zool. 51 (1978) 179-187
13. Tu M.C., et al. Postnatal ecdysis establishes the permeability barrier in snake skin: new insights into lipid barrier structures. J. Exp. Biol. 205 (2002) 3019-3030
14. Kattan G.H., and Lillywhite H.B. Humidity acclimation and skin permeability in the lizard Anolis carolinensis. Physiol. Zool. 62 (1989) 593-606
15. McNabb F.M.A., and McNabb R.A. Skin and plumage changes during the development of thermoregulatory ability in Japanese quail chicks. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 58A (1977) 163-166
16. Maderson P.F.A., Zucker A.H., and Roth S.I. Epidermal regeneration and percutaneous water loss following cellophane stripping of reptile epidermis. J. Exp. Zool. 204 (1978) 11-32
17. Gibbs A.G., Louie A.K., and Ayala J.A. Effects of temperature on cuticular lipids and water balance in desert Drosophila: is thermal acclimation beneficial?. J. Exp. Biol. 201 (1998) 71-80
18. Withers P.C., Hillman S.S., and Drewes R.C. Evaporative water loss and skin lipids of anuran amphibians. J. Exp. Zool. 232 (1984) 11-17
19. Roberts J.B., and Lillywhite H.B. Lipid barrier to water exchange in reptile epidermis. Science 207 (1980) 1077-1079
20. Roberts J.B., and Lillywhite H.B. Lipids and the permeability of epidermis from snakes. J. Exp. Zool. 228 (1983) 1-9
21. Burken R.R., Wertz P.W., and Downing D.T. A survey of polar and nonpolar lipids extracted from snake skin. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 81 (1985) 315-318
22. Bouwstra J.A., et al. Structure of the skin barrier and its modulation by vesicular formulations. Prog. Lipid Res. 42 (2003) 1-36
23. Proksch E., et al. Barrier function regulates epidermal lipid and DNA synthesis. Br. J. Dermatol. 193 (1993) 473-482
24. Menon G.K., et al. Ultrastructural organization of avian stratum corneum lipids as the basis for facultative cutaneous waterproofing. J. Morphol. 227 (1996) 1-13
25. Tieleman B.I., and Williams J.B. Cutaneous and respiratory water loss in larks from arid and mesic environments. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 75 (2002) 590-599
26. Haugen M.J., et al. Lipids of the stratum corneum vary with cutaneous water loss along a temperature-moisture gradient. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. (2003) 907-917
27. Potts R.O., and Francoeur M.L. Lipid biophysics of water loss through the skin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 87 (1990) 3871-3873
28. McIntosh T.J. Organization of skin stratum corneum extracellular lamellae: diffraction evidence for asymmetric distribution of cholesterol. Biophys. J. 85 (2003) 1675-1681
29. Bouwstra J.A., et al. The lipid organization in the skin barrier. Acta Derm.-Venereol. Supp 208 (2000) 23-30
30. Elias P.M., et al. Avian sebokeratocytes and marine mammal lipokeratinocytes: structural, lipid biochemical and functional considerations. Am. J. Anat. 180 (1987) 161-177