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Biophysical Properties of Ethnic Skin

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Dermatoanthropology of Ethnic Skin and Hair

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Skin color and melanin content can influence skin physiology and modulate responses to external stimuli. Ethnic differences in some biophysical parameters have been described and may have a relevant role in characterizing ethnic groups, particularly light- and dark-skinned subjects.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, via Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy

    E. Berardesca

  2. San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, via Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy

    M. Mariano & N. Cameli

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Center for Ethnic Skin, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Neelam A. Vashi

  2. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Berardesca, E., Mariano, M., Cameli, N. (2017). Biophysical Properties of Ethnic Skin. In: Vashi, N., Maibach, H. (eds) Dermatoanthropology of Ethnic Skin and Hair. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53961-4_3

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