The acidic milieu of the horny layer: New findings on the physiology and pathophysiology of skin pH

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-272

  Rippke, F ^a   Schreiner, V ^a   Schwanitz, H J ^b  

^a BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; AMINO ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COSMETIC; DETERGENT; FATTY ACID; IRRITANT AGENT; LACTIC ACID; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; SKIN LIPID; SOAP; UROCANIC ACID;

AGE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; DESQUAMATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ICHTHYOSIS; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; OCCLUSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN FLORA; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036278086     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200203040-00004     Document Type: Review

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