Evaluation of skin viscoelasticity in type 1 neurofibromatosis patients

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-27

  Mimoun, N ^a   Razzouq, N ^a   Wolkenstein, P ^a   Moreno, J C ^a   Marty, J P ^b   Lantieri, L ^a   Astier, A ^a,c   Paul, M ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Cutometer; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Skin viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRETCHING; SUCTION; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; RHEOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 28744433409     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089140     Document Type: Article

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