Changes in function and morphology of normal human skin: Evaluation using optical coherence tomography

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 220-225

  Welzel, J ^a   Reinhardt, C ^a   Lankenau, E ^b   Winter, C ^c   Wolff, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c 4optics AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Morphology; Optical coherence tomography; Physiology; Skin

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; NICOTINIC ACID; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PENETRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; THICKNESS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 1542507092     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05810.x     Document Type: Article

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