In vivo confocal raman microspectroscopy of the skin: Noninvasive determination of molecular concentration profiles

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 434-442

  Caspers, Peter J ^c   Lucassen, Gerald W ^a   Carter, Elizabeth A ^b   Bruining, Hajo A ^c   Puppels, Gerwin J ^c  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Natural moisturizing factor; Stratum corneum; Water

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; LACTIC ACID; ORNITHINE; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; SERINE; UREA; UROCANIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0035089901     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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