Defective barrier function in melasma skin

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1533-1537

  Lee, D J ^a   Lee, J ^b   Ha, J ^b   Park, K C ^c   Ortonne, J P ^d   Kang, H Y ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b IEC Korea   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROTEIN ALOX15B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ERYTHEMA INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANIN INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM HYDRATION;

ARACHIDONATE 15-LIPOXYGENASE; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANINS; MELANOSIS; PERMEABILITY; PPAR GAMMA; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEBUM;

EID: 84869502049     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04337.x     Document Type: Article

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