Tape stripping of human stratum corneum yields cell layers that originate from various depths because of furrows in the skin

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 289, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 514-518

  Van Der Molen, R G ^a   Spies, F ^a   Van 'T Noordende, J M ^a   Boelsma, E ^a   Mommaas, A M ^a   Koerten, H K ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human; Penetration studies; Skin furrows; Stratum corneum; Tape stripping

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATUM CORNEUM; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ADHESIVES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030796823     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050232     Document Type: Article

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