EPIDERMIS:
-Barrier to Infection
-Regulates water released from the body
-No Blood Supply
DERMIS:
-Fibroblasts: Critical for wound healing & Collagen Synthesis
-Mast Cells: Made in Bone, High in Histamine and Heparin (blood thinner, glycosaminoglycan)
-Macrophage: Type of white blood cell
Vitamin D Binding Protein also called Transcalciferin (Endocrinology 5th Ed. Haldey pg 199)
Vitamin D is stored in the: Skin, Bone, Brain and Fat Cells of the Liver
Sources:
1] ENDOCRINOLOGY 5th Ed. Hadley pg 199, 200
2] IMMUNOLOGY 3rd Ed. Kuby Glossary
3]Sciencedirect:
4] Wikipedia: Fibroblasts, Dermis, Epidermis, Mast Cells
