The ability of betaine to reduce the irritating effects of detergents assessed visually, histologically and by bioengineering methods

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-58

  Nicander, Ingrid ^a   Rantanen, Irma ^b   Rozell, Barbro Lundh ^a   Söderling, Eva ^b   Ollmar, Stig ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Betaine; CAPB; Electrical impedance; Histopathology; SLS; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; COCOAMIDOPROPYLBETAINE; DETERGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SUGAR BEET; WATER LOSS;

ADULT; BETAINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DETERGENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN TESTS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0038445138     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2003.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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