Skin cells

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Fat cells are some of the largest cells in the human body. The thick layer of fat under our skin cushions us and stores energy. In this picture, the fat deposits of the cells have been removed. "When we put on weight, the cells swell with additional fat, and eventually extra cells are added too," he wrote.

Humans rely on skin cells to help heal wounds and repair maintenance; however, research recently found cells switched roles between healing and mutating.

How skin cell turnover works is simple: new skin cells travel up the layers of the epidermis, reach the outermost layer, then shed off.

When skin cells responsible for pigmentation are exposed to estrogen or progesterone, the cells respond by adjusting their melanin production, resulting in either skin darkening or lightening. Alth…

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Check out the difference between healthy skin and aging skin in this infographic!

The very intelligent skin cell has elaborate conversations with back and forth signals to fibroblasts, immune cells and microbes

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