Characterization of curved hair of Japanese women with reference to internal structures and amino acid composition

Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-332

  Nagase, Shinobu ^a   Tsuchiya, Masaru ^a   Matsui, Toshihiko ^a   Shibuichi, Satoshi ^a   Tsujimura, Hisashi ^a   Masukawa, Yoshinori ^a   Satoh, Naoki ^a   Itou, Takashi ^a   Koike, Kenzo ^a   Tsujii, Kaoru ^b  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; KERATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; JAPAN; KERATINS, HAIR-SPECIFIC; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 52749088573     PISSN: 15257886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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