Characterization of fibrillar collagen types using multi-dimensional multiphoton laser scanning microscopy

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-215

  Lutz, V ^a,b   Sattler, M ^a   Gallinat, S ^a   Wenck, H ^a   Poertner, R ^b   Fischer, F ^a  

^a BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

5D intravital tomography; collagen type I; collagen type III; collagen types; dermal photodamage; fluorescence lifetime; multiphoton laser scanning microscopy; second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 5;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN DEFECT;

COLLAGEN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SKIN;

EID: 84859106941     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2012.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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