Moisturization and skin barrier function

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Rawlings, A V ^a   Harding, Clive R ^b  

^a AVR Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneocyte; Corneodesmolysis; Filaggri; Natural moisturizing factor; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; HISTIDINE; SKIN LIPID; WATER;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; DESICCATION; DRY SKIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDERMIS; HUMIDIFIER; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER RETENTION; WATER TRANSPORT; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; GEL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LIPID COMPOSITION; PH; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS;

EID: 1342325502     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04s1005.x     Document Type: Review

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