A new approach for an estimation of the equilibrium stratum corneum water content

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-145

  Johnsen, Gorm Krogh ^a   Haugsnes, Anne Berit ^a   Martinsen, Ørjan G ^a,b   Grimnes, Sverre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Stratum corneum; TEWL; Water content

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; DESORPTION STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM WATER CONTENTS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; NEW APPROACHES; NONINVASIVE METHODS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; VITAL PARAMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DESORPTION; HUMIDITY CONTROL;

WATER CONTENT;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOTAL BODY WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER LOSS; WATER VAPOR;

ADULT; BODY WATER; CALIBRATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEEL; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 77954465063     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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