Endogenous skin fluorescence is a good marker for objective evaluation of comedolysis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 100-105

  González, Salvador ^a   Zonios, George ^a   Nguyen, Bach Cuc ^a   Gillies, Robert ^a   Kollias, Nikiforos ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Comedones; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Retinoids; Rhino mouse

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMEDO; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 0033942025     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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