Special features of the skin in newborns and infants;Besonderheiten der haut des neugeborenen und jungen säuglings

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Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 905-914

  Ott, H ^a   Hoger P H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Kath Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift ^*  (Germany)

^c Kath Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Epidermal barrier function; Neonates; Premature infants; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FLUID BALANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INNATE IMMUNITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN; PUERPERIUM; SKIN; SKIN CARE; THERMOREGULATION;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 26444602990     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-005-1013-7     Document Type: Article

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