Stress-Induced Changes in Skin Barrier Function in Healthy Women

Margaret Altemus; Babar Rao; Firdaus S. Dhabhar; Wanhong Ding; Richard D. Granstein

doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01373.x

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Stress (linguistics)Barrier functionFunction (biology)Skin barrierMedicineDermatologyBiologyCell biology

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 117
Issue: 2
Pages: 309-317
Citations: 343
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                                    Margaret Altemus, 
                                
                                    Babar Rao, 
                                
                                    Firdaus S. Dhabhar
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Stress-Induced Changes in Skin Barrier Function in Healthy Women. 
                            Journal of Investigative Dermatology
                            , 117
                            (2)
                            , 309-317.
                            https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01373.x
                        

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DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01373.x