Characterization of vernix caseosa: Water content, morphology, and elemental analysis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 875-881

  Pickens, William L ^a   Warner, Ronald R ^b   Boissy, Ying L ^b   Boissy, Raymond E ^a,c   Hoath, Steven B ^a,c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneocyte; Epidermal barrier; Fetal skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FETUS (ANATOMY); HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EPITHELIUM; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0033739991     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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