Mechanical properties and barrier function of healthy human skin

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-311

  Pedersen, Louise ^a   Jemec, Gregor B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties of skin; Non invasive methods; Skin barrier

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUCTION; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33746487387     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0080     Document Type: Article

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