A new model for assessing the damaging effects of soaps and surfactants on human stratum corneum

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Shukuwa, Tetsuo ^a   Kligman, Albert M ^b   Stoudemayer, Tracy J ^c  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c SKIN Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SOAP; SURFACTANT; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; BLISTER; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; SOAPS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031031816     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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