Stratum corneum swelling. Biophysical and computer assisted quantitative assessments

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 289, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 506-513

  Norlén, Lars ^a   Emilson, Axel ^a   Forslind, Bo ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning; Human; Hydration; Image analysis; Microscopy; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; LIPID; METHANOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPHYSICS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KERATINS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0030863033     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050231     Document Type: Article

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