Evaluation of a hand-held evaporimeter (VapoMeter®) for the measurement of transepidermal water loss in healthy dogs

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-145

  Lau Gillard, Peri Jasmin ^a   Hill, Peter Barrie ^a   Chesney, Christopher James ^b   Budleigh, Chis ^c   Immonen, Aki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Beeches   (United Kingdom)

^c Psi ense Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d Delfin Technologies LTD   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; DERMATOLOGY; DOG; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY WATER; DERMATOLOGY; DOGS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77951149320     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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