Full-body skin mapping for six biophysical parameters: Baseline values at 16 anatomical sites in 125 human subjects

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-33

  Kleesz, P ^a   Darlenski, R ^b   Fluhr, J W ^c  

^a INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrier function; Erythema index; Hydration; Melanin index; Stratum corneum; Surface pH; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; SKIN LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM; SKIN COLOR; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052557949     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330721     Document Type: Article

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