Stratum corneum pH and ions - distribution and importance

Bioengineering of the Skin: Water and the Stratum Corneum, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 27-47

  Fluhr, Joachim W ^a   Bankova, Lora ^a   Elias, Peter ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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