Visualization and electron diffraction on cryosections of stratum corneum: A utopia?

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Wijdeveld, M M G ^a   Koerten, H K ^a   Onderwater, J J M ^a   Parrott, D T ^b   Bouwstra, J A ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cold chain; Electron diffraction; Lipid model system; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; LIPIDS; TEMPERATURE; VISUALIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BARRIERS FUNCTIONS; COLD CHAIN; INTERCELLULAR LIPIDS; LIPID DOMAINS; LIPID MODEL; LIPID MODEL SYSTEM; LOCAL STRUCTURE; MODELLING SYSTEMS; PRE-TREATMENTS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

INTERFEROMETRY;

CELL LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0029837415     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.980653.x     Document Type: Article

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