Transepidermal water loss and barrier function of aging human skin

Bioengineering of the Skin: Water and the Stratum Corneum, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 143-158

  Wilhelm, Klaus P ^a   Brandt, Marianne ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^b  

^a ProDERM GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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