In vitro safety assessment of papain on human skin: A qualitative Light and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) study

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Farmaceuticas/Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-156

  Lopes, Patrícia Santos ^a   Ruas, Gabriele Wander ^b   Baby, André Rolim ^a   Pinto, Claudinéia Aparecida Sales De Oliveira ^a   Watanabe, Ii Sei ^a   Velasco, Maria Valéria Robles ^a   Kaneko, Telma Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Oswaldo Cruz

Author keywords

Human skin cosmetology; Light microscopy qualitative analysis; Papain cosmetic use; Stratum corneum; Transmission electron microscopy qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

PAPAIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; SKIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 46649089771     PISSN: 15169332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-93322008000100017     Document Type: Article

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