In vivo estimation of stratum corneum thickness from water concentration profiles obtained with raman spectroscopy

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-8

  Egawa, Mariko ^a   Hirao, Tetsuji ^a   Takahashi, Motoji ^a  

^a SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vivo; Raman; Stratum corneum; Thickness; Water concentration profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEEK; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WATER; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 33846854208     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0183     Document Type: Article

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