Effect of synthetic vernix biofilms on barrier recovery of damaged mouse skin

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 695-703

  Oudshoorn, Marion H M ^a   Rissmann, Robert ^a   van der Coelen, Dennis ^b   Hennink, Wim E ^a   Ponec, Maria ^b   Bouwstra, Joke A ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Skin barrier recovery; Tape stripping; Vernix caseosa

Indexed keywords

LANOLIN ALCOHOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PETROLATUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COATED PARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FORMULATION; EPIDERMIS CELL; FETUS (ANATOMY); HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN WATER LOSS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WATER CONTENT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOFILMS; BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MICE; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TIME FACTORS; VERNIX CASEOSA; WATER;

EID: 69049121147     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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