Sphingolipids are required for mammalian epidermal barrier function: Inhibition of sphingolipid synthesis delays barrier recovery after acute perturbation

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 1338-1345

  Holleran, Walter M ^a   Mao Qiang, Man ^b   Gao, Wen Ni ^b   Menon, Gopinathan K ^b   Elias, Peter M ^b   Feingold, Kenneth R ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidermal barrier; Serine palmitoyl transferase; Sphingolipids; chloro alanine

Indexed keywords

3 CHLOROALANINE; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; SPHINGOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMAL; BETA-ALANINE; CHOLESTEROL; EPIDERMIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; PERMEABILITY; SPHINGOLIPIDS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025955624     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI115439     Document Type: Article

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