Topically applied arginine hydrochloride. Influence on the stratum corneum urea content and on skin hydration in atopic dermatitis and elderly skin;Topisch appliziertes argininhydrochlorid. Einfluss auf den harnstoffgehalt des stratum corneum und die hautfeuchtigkeit bei atopischem ekzem und altershaut

Hautarzt

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-64

  Nenoff, P ^d   Donaubauer, K ^b   Arndt, T ^c   Haustein, U F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Allgemeinmedizinische Praxis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Bioscientia Center for Human Genetics   (Germany)

^d Lab fur Medizinische Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arginine; Atopic dermatitis; Dry skin; Natural moisturizing complex; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY SKIN; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MOISTURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; UREA CYCLE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARGININE; BIOPSY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN AGING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UREA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 1142311080     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-003-0647-6     Document Type: Article

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