Biophysical methods for stratum corneum characterization

Cosmetic Lipids and the Skin Barrier

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 185-226

  Lambers, Hans ^a   Prank, Hans ^a  

^a Sara Lee Household and Body Care Research   (Netherlands)

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