Influence of the time of occlusion on the quantitative parameters obtained by modelling trans-epidermal water loss curves to describe the human cutaneous barrier function in vivo

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 771-775

  Pinto, Pedro Contreiras ^a   Rodrigues, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Human skin; Mathematical modelling; Occlusion; POST; TEWL

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

COMPARTMENTAL MODEL; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMAN SKIN; OCCLUSION; POST; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION; QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS; TEWL;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33750719609     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02430956     Document Type: Article

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