Real-time reflectance confocal microscopy, a noninvasive tool for in vivo quantitative evaluation of comedolysis in the rhino mouse model

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Nakano, K ^a,c   Kiyokane, K ^c   Benvenuto Andrade, C ^b   Gonzalez S ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

All trans retinoic acid; All trans retinol; Reflectance confocal microscopy; Rhino mouse, comedones

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMEDO; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ACNE VULGARIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; PATHOLOGY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33845764773     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096169     Document Type: Article

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