Skin biology, xerosis, barrier repair and measurement

Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Rawlings, A V ^a   Matts, P J ^b   Anderson, C D ^c   Roberts, M S ^d  

^a AVR Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCEROL; HUMECTANT; HYDROXYACID; LIPID; UREA;

DESQUAMATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRY SKIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CELL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TISSUE REPAIR; WINTER; WOUND HEALING; XEROSIS;

EID: 65449170558     PISSN: 17406765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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