Effects of site and menstrual cycle on barrier function and stratum corneum water-holding capacity

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 88-90

  Berardesca, Enzo ^a   Distante, Fernanda ^a   Vignoli, Gian Piero ^a   Rabbiosi, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barrier function; Hydration; Menstrual cycle; Stratum corneum; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATUM CORNEUM; THIGH;

EID: 0030056678     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1996.tb00065.x     Document Type: Article

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