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Evaluating Vascular Hyperpermeability-inducing Agents in the Skin with the Miles Assay
Published on: June 19, 2018
The use of indentometry to study the effect of agents known to increase skin c-AMP content
Abstract:
Local, externally applied pharmacological agents which are assumed to raise the c-AMP level, decrease the low pressure indentation value of the forehead skin of certain human volunteers.
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