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Skin Barrier and Eczema

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New Trends in Allergy IV

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An effective skin barrier in mammalian epidermis is essential for survival since without the maintenance of the permeability barrier, human skin would evaporate most of its body moisture within a short period of time [4, 37, 38].

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  1. Klinik and Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein, Technische Universität München, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802, München, Germany

    Johannes Ring

  2. Abt. Experimentelle Dermatologie und Allergologie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistraße 53, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Heidrun Behrendt

  3. Hautklinik/Allergieabteilung, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistraße 53, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Dieter Vieluf

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Abeck, D., Bleck, O., Ring, J. (1997). Skin Barrier and Eczema. In: Ring, J., Behrendt, H., Vieluf, D. (eds) New Trends in Allergy IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60419-5_33

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