The skin barrier state of aged hairless mice in a dry environment

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 244-249

  Choi, E H ^a   Kim, M J ^a   Ahn, S K ^a   Park, W S ^b   Son, E D ^b   Nam, G W ^b   Chang, I ^b   Lee, S H ^c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged skin; Dry environment; Skin barrier

Indexed keywords

ACETONE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDERMIS; LAMELLAR BODY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ACETONE; AGING; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDERMIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TIME FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0036378138     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04918.x     Document Type: Article

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