Can shed snakeskin be considered to be a model membrane for human stratum corneum?

Recently there has been some interest in the use of shed snake skin as a "model" membrane for in vitro diffusion studies. Many different species of snake have been utilised as well as different skin sites (dorsal and ventral). The species is usually named and sometimes the skin site is ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haigh, J M, Beyssac, E, Aiache, J M
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 1998
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006303