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EFFECT OF AGE ON THE BIOMECHANICAL AND MICROCIRCULATORY PROPERTIES OF THE SKIN IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND DURING VENOUS ULCERATION

BACKGROUND: With aging there is alteration of elastic properties of the skin and skin-blood flow. AIM: The purpose of this study was to compare age-related changes in selected biomechanical parameters of the skin (skin hardness, skin extensibility, relaxation time constant, τ) and subcutaneous micro...

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Autor principal: Mattar, Essam H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21572785
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.77545