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Methodik zur quantitativen Bestimmung der menschlichen Talgsekretion

A method for quantitation of sebum excretion in human skin

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Light transmission through opalescent (ground) glass in increased when the rough surface is fatted. This effect can be measured photometrically. There is a constant relation between the changement of the transmission and the weight of fat upon glassplatelets being pressed to the forehead. Furthermore, by comparison with measurements of known amounts of petrolatum distributed on the forehead, quantitative results of the casual level of surface fat and the function of the sebaceous gland may be obtained. A detailed description of the method is given.

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Bei Milchglas nimmt die Lichtdurchlässigkeit durch Aufdruck kleiner Fettmengen stark zu. Diese Transmissionszunahme kann photometrisch erfaßt und durch Wägung des abgenommenen Fettes auf der Mikrowaage geeicht werden. Sie ist daher zur quantitativen Bestimmung des Hautoberflächenfettes geeignet. Durch vergleichende Messung mit bekannten, auf die Stirn aufgetragenen Vaselinmengen sind Rückschlüsse auf den Fettfilm und damit die Talgdrüsenfunktion menschlicher Haut möglich. Eine ins einzelne gehende Testbeschreibung wird am Schluß der Arbeit gegeben.

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  1. Forschungslaboratorien der Fa. Dr. K. Thomae GmbH, Biberach an der Riss

    H. Schaefer & H. Kuhn-Bussius

  2. Univ.-Hautklinik im Rudolf Virchow-Krankenhaus, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-1000, Berlin 65

    H. Schaefer

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Schaefer, H., Kuhn-Bussius, H. Methodik zur quantitativen Bestimmung der menschlichen Talgsekretion. Arch. klin. exp. Derm. 238, 429–435 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00525735

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