Demonstration of polarizable crystals in fresh comedonal extracts: Sebum crystallizes

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 418-421

  González Serva, Aldo ^a,b   Kroumpouzos, George ^c,d,e,f  

^a Ameripath New England   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c South Shore Medical Center   (United States)

^d South Shore Hospital   (United States)

^e Worcester Medical Center   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Comedone; Polarization; Sebolith; Sebum

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE POLAROGRAPHY; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; ROSACEA; SEBUM SECRETION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 12344277022     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410018370     Document Type: Article

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