Triweekly topical 5% imiquimod cream fades experimental tattoos in guinea pigs

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Magee, Norma S ^a   Zamora, Jesus G ^b   Colome Grimmer, Maria I ^c   Wagner Jr , Richard F ^c  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD; PETROLATUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; FIBROSIS; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PUNCH BIOPSY; TATTOO;

EID: 13944252844     PISSN: 10413766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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