Effect of barrier creams: Human skin in vivo

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 92-96

  Zhai, Hongbo ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier creams; Colorimeter; Methylene blue; Occupational; Oil red O; Percutaneous absorption; Prevention; Skin protection; Skin surface biopsy (SSB)

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SURFACE;

ADULT; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLORIMETRY; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0029853555     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02297.x     Document Type: Article

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