An assessment of the human nail plate pH

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 175-181

  Murdan, S ^a   Milcovich, G ^a   Goriparthi, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Nail; pH; Tape stripping; Washing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER NAIL; GENDER; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NAIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851510126     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324055     Document Type: Article

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