01145nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001500084653001600099653000900115653001100124653001200135653000900147653001600156653000900172653001600181653002700197100001800224700001400242700001400256245005400270300001200324490000700336050003200343520044200375022001400817       1986                            d  c1986 Jul-Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aBody Water10aCallosities10aFoot10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin10aTemperature10aWater Loss, Insensible1 aOkhandiar R P1 aSinha R K1 aSinha R K00aStudy of hydration of stratum corneum in leprosy.  a395-4000 v58  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The study of hydration power of stratum corneum of lesions show highly significant poor water-uptake at low temperatures (p less than 0.001), a defect not recorded after removal of water soluble fractions. Secondly, the lesions show significant poor water-diffusive power (p less than 0.001). The findings suggest a qualitative alteration in the stratum corneum of leprosy patients, probably in its water-soluble protein fraction.</p>  a0254-9395