The influence of age and sex on skin thickness, skin collagen and density |
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| Authors: | SAM SHUSTER,MARTIN M. BLACK,EVA McVITIE&dagger |
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| Affiliation: | University Department of Dermatology, Wellcome Laboratories for Research into Skin Diseases, Newcastle upon Tyne;Institute of Dermatology, London;Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh |
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| Abstract: | Forearm skin collagen, dermal thickness and collagen density were measured in a large number of normal subjects as a standard reference for future studies. Skin collagen decreased with age and was less in the females at all ages. There is a direct relationship between skin collagen and dermal thickness but variations in collagen density in disease limit the use of dermal thickness as a guide to changes in its collagen content. |
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