ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: THE UNITY OF FORM
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Although the epidermis has no direct access to the blood and lymphatic circulation, it is interfere with immune system. The components of the skin, epidermis and dermis are concrete to execute immune system.
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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: THE UNITY OF FORM
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