Histological Evaluation of Hair Follicle Due to Papain's Depilatory Effect

    January 2007 in “ International journal of pharmaceutics ”
    Eduardo Traversa, Gláucia Maria Machado-Santelli, Maria Valéria Robles Velasco
    Studysummary This study found that a papain-containing cream had a significantly greater depilatory effect and altered skin morphology more than a papain-containing gel when applied to mice.
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