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What is Skin For?

2013-10-27

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Skin cell loss by weight

Agache, P. & Humbert, P. 2004. "Measuring the Skin." http://dft.ba/-74An

Aly, R. et al. 1978. Effect of Prolonged Occlusion on the Microbial Flora, pH, Carbon Dioxide and Transepidermal Water Loss on Human Skin. http://dft.ba/-73BV

Candi, E. et al. 2005. The cornified envelope: a model of cell death in the skin http://dft.ba/-naturepaper

Takahashi, M. et al. 1987. Measurement of turnover time of stratum corneum using dansyl chloride fluorescence http://dft.ba/-73Rz

Onken, H.D. & Moyer, C.A. 1963. The Water Barrier in Human Epidermis: Physical and Chemical Nature. http://dft.ba/-752n

Stratum Corneum Thickness

Rougier, A. et al. 1978. Relationship between skin permeability and corneocyte size

according to anatomic site, age, and sex in man. http://dft.ba/-74kt

Keratinization: An Overview http://dft.ba/-752l

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