Image analysis of scaly skin using Dsquame® samplers: Technical and physiological validation

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-65

  Lagarde, J M ^a   Black, D ^a   Gall, Y ^a   Del Pozo, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomical site; Desquamation; Image analysis; Optical density; Season; Texture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DESQUAMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN;

EID: 0034062623     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2494.2000.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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