New Method of Measurement of Epidermal Turnover in Humans
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subject
2.2. Light Source
2.3. Measurements of Epidermal Turnover Time, Erythema, and the Amount of Water Transpiration from the Surface of Skin
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Measurement of Epidermal Turnover Time
3.2. Measurements of Erythema and Water Transpirationity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Maeda, K. New Method of Measurement of Epidermal Turnover in Humans. Cosmetics 2017, 4, 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics4040047
Maeda K. New Method of Measurement of Epidermal Turnover in Humans. Cosmetics. 2017; 4(4):47. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics4040047
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaeda, Kazuhisa. 2017. "New Method of Measurement of Epidermal Turnover in Humans" Cosmetics 4, no. 4: 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics4040047
APA StyleMaeda, K. (2017). New Method of Measurement of Epidermal Turnover in Humans. Cosmetics, 4(4), 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics4040047