Confocal laser scanning microscopy, optical coherence tomography and transonychial water loss for in vivo investigation of nails

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 740-746

  Sattler, E ^a   Kaestle, R ^b   Rothmund, G ^b   Welzel, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b General Hospital Augsburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEOCYTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HAND BATH; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NAIL BED; NAIL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THICKNESS; TRANSONYCHIAL WATER LOSS; WATER LOSS;

ADULT; BODY WATER; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84859163284     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10730.x     Document Type: Article

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