Effect of cyproterone acetate-ethinyl estradiol treatment on the proportions of linoleic and sebaleic acids in various skin surface lipid classes

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 278, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 481-485

  Stewart, M E ^a   Greenwood, R ^b   Cunliffe, W J ^b   Strauss, J S ^a   Downing, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acne; Cyproterone acetate; Ethinyl estradiol; Linoleic acid; Sebum composition; Sebum secretion

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LINOLEIC ACID; SEBALEIC ACID; SKIN LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ARTICLE; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM SECRETION;

ACNE VULGARIS; CYPROTERONE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACIDS; SEBUM; SKIN;

EID: 0022508415     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00455168     Document Type: Article

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