Unexpected Lessons in Dermatotoxicology: De minimis Magnesium⁺⁺

By: Hongbo Zhai, MD, and Howard I. Maibach, MD, University of California

Posted: April 30, 2010, from the May 2010 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.

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Send e-mail to zhaih@derm.ucsf.edu. 
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