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Discover LudwigThe phrase "altered skin" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to dermatology, cosmetic procedures, or discussions about skin conditions that have changed in appearance or texture.
Example: "The patient presented with altered skin texture after undergoing the chemical peel treatment."
Alternatives: "changed skin" or "modified skin".
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prime example of a common skin disease with potentially altered skin barrier function that may benefit from nanocarrier formulations.
Presence of S. aureus in NMSC might simply indicate an increased susceptibility for bacterial colonisation of neoplastically altered skin.
Interestingly, atopic individuals are known for genetic polymorphisms in endogenous proteases (e.g., SPINK5) and altered skin pH (49, 50), relevant for the activity of proteases.
We tested the monitor in the ICU setting, where early and objective evidence of altered skin perfusion may provide important information regarding impending impairment of organ function, and compared it with the mean arterial blood pressure (MAP).
7, 39 It results from an abnormal, persistent cohesion between corneocytes, with secondary thickening of the tidy stratum corneum (SC), impaired moisturization of the uppermost SC layers, increased transit time of corneocytes in the SC, and altered skin barrier function.
34 Injection of a morpholino designed to target a splice site at the exon 4/intron 4 junction to block Abca12 pre-mRNA processing induced altered skin surface contours, disorganization of the melanophore distribution, pericardial edema and enlargement of the yolk sac at 3 days post-fertilization in the larvae of zebrafish.
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Ichthyoses are genetic disorders characterized by dry scaly skin and altered skin-barrier function.
Inherited ichthyoses are a diverse group of genetic disorders characterized by dry, scaly skin; hyperkeratosis; and altered skin-barrier function.
Consumption of dietary carotenoids from fruits and vegetables (F/V) leads to accumulations in human skin, altering skin yellowness.
Its results suggest that Thync's device can reduce psychophysiological stress by altering skin conductivity (a measure used in pseudoscientific lie detectors), stress enzymes and heart rate variability.
Next is master of disguise Mystique: "ATP, TYR, MC1R, IRF4 and SLC24A4 are probably the first genes to be mutated to bring about the biggest difference in skin, hair and eyes," write the students, speculating that "her ability to alter skin patterns may be similar to that of cuttlefish or Japanese rice fish in terms of genes involved – such as SLC2A15 and PAX7A".
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