Skin Models: Models to Study Function and Disease of Skin

Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Human Model for Acne....Pages 2-12
Models to Study Follicular Diseases....Pages 13-23
Models for Wound Healing....Pages 24-33
Sunscreen Evaluation by Mouse Spectrophotometric and Human Assays....Pages 34-41
The Rhino Mouse: Retinoid Effects on a Model of Keratin Accumulation....Pages 42-45
Further Studies with Models for the Transepidermal Elimination Process....Pages 46-51
Induction of Cutaneous Melanocytic Tumours by N-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea in the Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones Unguiculatus)....Pages 52-57
Amphibian Skin as a Model in Studies on Epidermal Homeostasis....Pages 58-72
Transplantation Studies on Solar Keratoses in Nude Mice....Pages 73-79
Modelling for the Inflammation of Acne....Pages 80-84
New Models for Testing Skin Toxicity....Pages 85-93
Human Cutaneous Pharmacokinetics In Vivo....Pages 94-102
The Vasoconstrictor Test as a Model for Developing Topical Formulations....Pages 103-112
Skin Models in the Understanding of the Physiological and Pathological Properties of Collagen....Pages 113-121
Applications of the Diazacholesterol Animal Model of Ichthyosis....Pages 122-135
The Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure (tcPO 2 ) as a Non-Invasive Measurement of Aerobic Skin Metabolism and Skin Permeability in Psoriasis....Pages 136-139
Experimental Contact Dermatitis Using 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene in Humans....Pages 140-146
In-Vivo-UVA-Tests: Erythema, Pigmentation, Phototoxicity....Pages 147-154
Thermography as a Model for Cutaneous Vascular Responses....Pages 155-164
The Long-Haired Syrian Hamster: An Animal Model for Androgen Induced Hair Growth....Pages 165-171
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Biochemical Markers in the Mouse Tail Model of Psoriasis....Pages 172-182
Corneocyte Exfoliative Cytology: A Model to Study Normal and Diseased Stratum Corneum....Pages 183-193
Modulation of EGF Receptors during Epidermal Hyperplasia....Pages 194-198
Comparative Study of the Keratin Polypeptide Profiles in Human and in Pig Hyperkeratotic Scabies....Pages 199-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Role of Extracellular Matrix in Skin Morphogenesis, Analysed by Dermal Cell Cultures....Pages 206-217
The Development of Epidermis In Vitro. Electronmicroscopic and Autoradiographic Studies in the Limb Bud Culture....Pages 218-236
In Vitro Perfusion of Human Skin....Pages 237-244
The Use of Human Scalp and Abdominal Skin as In Vitro Models for Percutaneous Absorption....Pages 245-256
An In Vitro Human Skin Model for Assaying Topical Drugs against Dermatophytic Fungi....Pages 257-263
In Vitro Models for Cutaneous Phototoxicity....Pages 264-281
HET (Hen’s Egg Test) in Toxicological Research....Pages 282-291
Use of Uninvolved Psoriatic Epidermis as an In Vitro Model for Testing the Anti-Phospholipase Activity of Glucocorticoids....Pages 292-296
Skin Fibroblast Monolayers: A Suitable Case for Treatment?....Pages 297-304
Model for Biochemical Studies on the Mechanisms Underlying the Regulation of Cholesterol Synthesis....Pages 305-314
A Model for Morphological Studies on Ligand-Receptor Complexes....Pages 315-326
Use of In Vivo and In Vitro Test Systems as Predictors of the Cutaneous Irritancy of Synthetic Detergents (Syndets)....Pages 327-332
Lectin Induction of Pemphigus and Pemphigoid-Like Bullae in Organ Cultured Human Skin....Pages 333-346
On the Non-Random Distribution of Dividing Cells....Pages 347-354
High Doses of Antigen-Nonspecific IgG do not Inhibit Pemphigus Acantholysis in Skin Organ Cultures....Pages 355-357
Permeation of Drugs through Human Skin: Method and Design of Diffusion Cells for In Vitro Use....Pages 358-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Modelling the Scattering and Absorption of Light by the Skin....Pages 372-379
Mathematical Models for the Ultraviolet Optics of Human Epidermis....Pages 380-389
Simulation of Diffusion in Skin....Pages 390-393
An Interactive Computer Model as a Laboratory Tool for Research on Epidermal Cellular Interactions....Pages 394-401
Sound Skin Models — Acoustic Properties of Epidermis and Dermis....Pages 402-411
In Vitro Test Systems for Evaluation of the Physical Properties of the Skin....Pages 412-419
The Use of Statistical Models Employing Analysis of Variance for Efficient Analysis of Data....Pages 420-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-437