Ultrasonographic assessment of the cutaneous changes induced by topical flavonoid therapy

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-13

  Crisan, Diana ^a   Crisan, Maria ^a   Moldovan, Mirela ^a   Lupsor, Monica ^a   Badea, Radu ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Anti aging therapy; Cutaneous changes; Flavonoid therapy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINIFEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRURITUS; SENESCENCE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 84857073171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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