Abnormality of Water Barrier Function in Psoriasis: Role of Ceramide Fractions

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 452-456

  Motta, Stefania ^a   Monti, Marcello ^a   Sesana, Silvia ^a   Mellesi, Luisa ^a   Ghidoni, Riccardo ^b   Caputo, Ruggero ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PSORIASIS; SKIN FUNCTION; STRATUM CORNEUM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WATER LOSS; WATER TRANSPORT;

CERAMIDES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSORIASIS; SKIN; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0028344186     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1994.01690040056007     Document Type: Article

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