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root hairs
It can absorb more water and minerals
The cells of the epidermis (skin) absorb water and swell up.
The epidermal cells of sponges are responsible for cell adhesion and maintenance of their shape and structure. The epidermis is composed of pinacocytes (epidermal cells) which are flattened cells in the sponge's body wall.
Langerhans cells
Epidermal cells are supplied with nutrients from blood vessels in the
Epidermal cells receive nutrients and oxygen from the blood vessels in the dermis.
HIV mainly attacks cells in the immune system. I'm not aware of a major impact on skin (epidermal) cells.
Ependymal cells
An epidermal cell is a cell that is part of the outer layer of an organism. For example, in humans, skin cells are epidermal. Leaves on plants have epidermal layers on the top and bottom of the leaf.
Leaf epidermal cells are examined by making peelings of epidermal cells from both sides. Normally these peelings are stained and examined under the compound microscope.
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