Barrier characteristics of different human skin types investigated with X-ray diffraction, lipid analysis, and electron microscopy imaging

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 654-660

  Schreiner, Volker ^a   Gooris, Gert S ^c   Pfeiffer, Stephan ^a   Lanzendörfer, Ghita ^a   Wenck, Horst ^a   Diembeck, Walter ^a   Proksch, Ehrhardt ^b   Bouwstra, Joke ^c  

^a BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ceramides; Dry skin; Lipids; Skin permeability barrier; Xerosis

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; LINOLEIC ACID; SKIN LIPID; SPHINGOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY SKIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; XEROSIS;

EID: 0008653289     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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