Effect of topically applied evening primrose oil on epidermal barrier function in atopic dermatitis as a function of vehicle

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 635-642

  Gehring, Wolfgang ^c   Bopp, Renate ^a   Rippke, Frank ^b   Gloor, Max ^a  

^a Stadt Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^b BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^c Hautklin Klin S Karlsruhe gGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermatitis, atopic; Evening primrose oil, clinical studies, topical application, vehicle

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DRUG VEHICLE; NICOTINIC ACID; OIL; PRIMROSE OIL; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; EMULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER LOSS;

EID: 0032783625     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300475     Document Type: Article

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