Do repeated skin barrier measurements influence each other's results? an explorative study

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 90-96

  Kottner, Jan ^a   Ludriksone, Laine ^a   Garcia Bartels, Natalie ^a   Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidermis; pH; Physical forces; Skin; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOREARM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN SURFACE PH; SKIN WATER LOSS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRATUM CORNEUM HYDRATION; YOUNG ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; SKIN BARRIER MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SEBUM; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886072945     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351882     Document Type: Article

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