Biophysical measures of skin tissue water: Variations within and among anatomical sites and correlations between measures

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-54

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a   Bernal, Maria ^a   Brlit, Frances ^a   Desfor, Rebecca ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

SC capacitance; SC moisturization; Stratum corneum water; TDC; TEWL; Tissue dielectric constant; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

MOISTURIZATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; TDC; TEWL; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS;

CAPACITANCE; DERMATOLOGY; HYDRATION; WATER LEVELS;

TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHEEK; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HALLUX; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUPINE POSITION; THENAR; THUMB; TISSUE DIELECTRIC CONSTANT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPHYSICS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872167679     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12000     Document Type: Article

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