Skin Aging: Effect on Transepidermal Water Loss, Stratum Corneum Hydration, Skin Surface pH, and Casual Sebum Content

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 1991, Pages 1806-1809

  Wilhelm, Klaus P ^a,b   Cua, Anastasia B ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY WATER; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SEBUM; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 85047693041     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.127.12.1806     Document Type: Article

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