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Clara Barba Albanell1, Victor Carrer1, Meritxell Marti1

  • 1Department of Chemicals and Surfactant Technology, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
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Skin barrierSkin efficacySkin physiology/structureThermotropic propertiesWool wax

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