Topical application of emollients prevents dry skin-inducible intraepidermal nerve growth in acetone-treated mice

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-66

  Kamo, Atsuko ^a   Tominaga, Mitsutoshi ^a   Negi, Osamu ^a,b   Tengara, Suhandy ^a   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a   Takamori, Kenji ^a,b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY URAYASU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axonal guidance molecules; Dry skin; Emollient; Epidermal nerve fibers; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; HEPARINOID; PETROLATUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRY SKIN; LETTER; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACETONE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; EMOLLIENTS; HEPARINOIDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; PETROLATUM; PRURITUS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952706744     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2011.01.008     Document Type: Letter

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