In vivo assessment of chronological ageing and photoageing in forearm skin using reflectance confocal microscopy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-279

  Wurm, E M T ^a   Longo, C ^b   Curchin, C ^a   Soyer, H P ^a   Prow, T W ^a   Pellacani, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Dermatology Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN; SKIN AGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864410805     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10943.x     Document Type: Article

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