Abnormal expression of sphingomyelin acylase in atopic dermatitis: An etiologic factor for ceramide deficiency?

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1242-1249

  Murata, Yasuko ^a   Ogata, Junko ^a   Higaki, Yuko ^a   Kawashima, Makoto ^a   Yada, Yukihiro ^b   Higuchi, Kazuhiko ^b   Tsuchiya, Takao ^b   Kawaminami, Shinro ^b   Imokawa, Genji ^b  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; ceramide; sphingomyelin; sphingomyelin acylase; sphingomyelinase

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; CERAMIDE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029931278     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12348937     Document Type: Article

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