Hair cuticle differences between Asian and Caucasian females [1]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1435-1437

  Kim, Beom Joon ^a   Na, Jung Im ^a   Park, Won Seok ^a   Eun, Hee Chul ^a   Kwon, Oh Sang ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33845323360     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03094.x     Document Type: Letter

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