Age-related differences in morphological characteristics of residual skin surface components collected from the surface of facial skin of healthy male volunteers

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 212-220

  Chalyk, N E ^a,b   Bandaletova, T Y ^c   Kyle, N H ^a   Petyaev, I M ^a  

^a Lycotec Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Institute of Cardiology   (Russian Federation)

^c Diag Nodus Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; corneocyte desquamation; lipid crystals; lipids; microbial presence; skin surface

Indexed keywords

DROPS; LIPIDS;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES; AGEING; CORNEOCYTE DESQUAMATION; MICROBIAL PRESENCE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; SKIN SURFACES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

SKIN;

FAT DROPLET;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESQUAMATION; FACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN SURFACE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; EPIDERMIS; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978474532     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12321     Document Type: Article

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