The skin was occluded with a with a glass coverslip an silicone grease to prevent evaporation. The flow rate in the cell was 1.9ml/min. The skin was taken from 4-5 wk old male Ola:Sprague Dawley rats. It was soaked in 2M Sodium Bromide for 24 hours prior to the study to separate the epidermis and dermis. |