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Issues in Toxicology
Advances in Dermatological Sciences
Edited by
Robert Chilcott;
Robert Chilcott
Health Protection Agency, UK
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Keith R. Brain
Keith R. Brain
University of Cardiff, UK
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-84973-398-4
PDF ISBN:
978-1-84973-463-9
Series:
Issues in Toxicology
No. of Pages:
474
Publication date:
05 Dec 2013
Book Chapter
Section Editorial–Skin Protection
By
F. Hafeez
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F. Hafeez
Dermatology Department
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
United States of America
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H. I. Maibach
H. I. Maibach
Dermatology Department
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
United States of America
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Published:05 Dec 2013
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Series: Issues in Toxicology
Page range:
391 - 395
Citation
F. Hafeez and H. I. Maibach, in Advances in Dermatological Sciences, ed. R. Chilcott and K. R. Brain, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, pp. 391-395.
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Human skin provides a partially effective barrier against potentially toxic chemicals. Much of this barrier protection can be attributed to the stratum corneum (SC), the uppermost and nonviable layer of the epidermis because the rate-limiting step for the penetration of most substances is diffusion through the SC.
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