Alpha hydroxyacids modulate stratum corneum barrier function

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 934-938

  Berardesca, E ^a   Distante, F ^a   Vignoli, G P ^a   Oresajo, C ^b   Green, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Neostrata Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROXYACID; LACTIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031449460     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb01554.x     Document Type: Article

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