Corneobiology and Corneotherapy - A final chapter

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-209

  Kligman, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

barrier; epidermis; moisturizers; occlusion; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE PLUS BENZOYL PEROXIDE; AZELAIC ACID; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; COAL TAR; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CUTERATE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DUODERM; EMOLLIENT AGENT; EPICERAM; EURCERIN; FLUOCINOLINE ACETONIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICORTISONE; GLYCEROL; HEXACHLOROPHENE; HYDROCORTISONE; LANOLIN; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; PETROLATUM; RETINOID; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE; XIPAMIDE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOLOGY; BURN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRRITABILITY; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREMATURITY; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EMOLLIENTS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 79955785162     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2011.00644.x     Document Type: Review

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