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Skin is a highly differentiated, multi-functional and multi-layered organ and thus susceptible to a variety of different types of diseases. This has resulted in the development of a multitude of topical drugs, differing in their mode of action, their ability to penetrate into the skin and in the way the skin reacts to them.
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Schaefer, H., Schalla, W., Gazith, J., Stüttgen, G., Bauer, E. (1980). Principles of Percutaneous Absorption. In: Turner, P., Padgham, C., Hedges, A. (eds) Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05952-2_44
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