Characterization of tattoo dyes - Elementanalytical results;Charakterisierung von tätowierungsfarbstoffen: Elementaranalytische befunde

Aktuelle Dermatologie

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 514-518

  Schmitz, Inge ^a   Kovalchuk, A ^b   Muller K M ^a   Epple, M ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DYE; METAL DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; NITRITE; TATTOO DYE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GERMANY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MACROPHAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TATTOOING; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 28244461503     PISSN: 03402541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870448     Document Type: Article

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