Ethnic differences in skin physiology, hair follicle morphology and follicular penetration

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 182-191

  Luther, N ^a   Darvin, M E ^a   Sterry, W ^a   Lademann, J ^a   Patzelt, A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

African; Asian; Caucasian; Cyanoacrylate skin surface biopsy; Follicular penetration; Hair follicle morphology

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; SCALP; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860843088     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337933     Document Type: Article

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