Phase behavior of artificial stratum corneum lipids containing a synthetic pseudo-ceramide: A study of the function of cholesterol

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 361-367

  Mizushima, Hiromoto ^a   Fukasawa, Jun Ichi ^a   Suzuki, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

cholesterol; lipid bilayer; pseudo ceramide; stearic acid; stratum corneum lipids

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CERAMIDES; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CHOLESTEROL; LIPIDS; SKIN; STEARIC ACIDS; THERMODYNAMICS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0029892065     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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