Study of age-related changes in human skin using histomorphometric and autofluorescence approaches;Estudo das alterações relacionadas com a idade na pele humana, utilizando métodos de histo-morfometria e autofluorescência

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 425-434

  Oriá, Reinaldo B ^a   Ferreira, Francisco Valdeci A ^a   Santana, Érika N ^a   Fernandes, Mariana R ^a   Brito, Gerly A C ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Ceará ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Dermis; Epidermis; Skin; Skin aging

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; ELASTIC FIBER; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0041329527     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962003000400004     Document Type: Article

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