Temperature-induced changes in structural and physicochemical properties of vernix caseosa

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-299

  Rissmann, Robert ^a   Groenink, Hendrik W W ^a   Gooris, Gert S ^a   Oudshoorn, Marion H M ^b   Hennink, Wim E ^b   Ponec, Maria ^a   Bouwstra, Joke A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS (ANATOMY); FLOW KINETICS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 38149094883     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701022     Document Type: Article

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