Time-dependent ultrastructural changes to porcine stratum corneum following an electric pulse

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2824-2832

  Gallo, Stephen A ^a   Sen, Arindam ^a   Hensen, Mary L ^a   Hui, Sek Wen ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWINE;

EID: 0032988834     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77436-9     Document Type: Article

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