The effect of iontophoresis on skin barrier integrity: Non-invasive evaluation by impedance spectroscopy and transepidermal water loss

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 957-960

  Kalia, Yogeshvar N ^a   Nonato, Lourdes B ^a   Guy, Richard H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ctr Interuniv Rech d'Enseignement   (France)

Author keywords

Impedance; Iontophoresis; Skin; Stratum corneum; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; SPECTROSCOPY; STRATUM CORNEUM; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BLOOD-AIR BARRIER; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0029904252     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016081902162     Document Type: Article

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