Postnatal maturation of skin barrier function in premature infants

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 234-241

  Kanti, V ^a   Bonzel, A ^c   Stroux, A ^a,b   Proquitte H ^a   Buhrer C ^a   Blume Peytavi, U ^a   Garcia Bartels, N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Department of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diaper; pH; Preterm infant; Sebum; Skin barrier maturation; Skin care; Stratum corneum; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PH; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM; SKIN CARE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; THIGH; ACIDITY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; INFANT DIAPER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM HYDRATION; METABOLISM; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY;

WATER;

ABDOMEN; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; SEBUM; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIGH; WATER;

EID: 84905049626     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354923     Document Type: Article

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