Abstract
Patients with acne have seborrhoea, and there is a continued need to measure sebum excretion to more fully understand the already reasonably well investigated field of sebaceous gland physiology. In addition, sebum excretion rate (SER) measurements are necessary to evaluate the possible antiseborrhoeic effect of oral and topically applied drugs, such as antiandrogens or 13-cis retinoids, as any drug which will appreciably reduce SER will considerably improve acne.
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Cunliffe, W. I., Kearney, J. N. and Simpson, N. B. (1980). A modified photometric technique for measuring sebum excretion rate. J. Invest. Dermatol., 75, 394
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Cunliffe, W.J., Kearney, J.N., Simpson, N.B. (1981). A modified photometric technique for measuring sebum excretion rate. In: Marks, R., Payne, P.A. (eds) Bioengineering and the Skin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7310-7_21
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