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Morphometric skin characteristics dependent on chronological and biological age: the Leiden Longevity Study.
Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Dec 2012
Waaijer Mariette E C, Gunn David A, Catt Sharon D, van Ginkel Michael, de Craen Anton J M, Hudson Nicole M, van Heemst Diana, Slagboom P Eline, Westendorp Rudi G J, Maier Andrea B
Abstract excerpt
The effect of chronological age on skin characteristics is readily visible, and its underlying histological changes have been a field of study for several years. However, the effect of biological age (i.e. a person's rate of ageing compared to their chronological age) on the skin has so far only been studied in facial photographs. Skin biopsies obtained from middle-aged offspring of nonagenarian siblings that are...
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