Structure of stratum corneum lipids characterized by FT-Raman spectroscopy and DSC. I. Ceramides

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 203-213

  Wegener, Matthias ^a   Neubert, Reinhard ^a   Rettig, Willi ^a   Wartewig, Siegfried ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ceramides; DSC; phase transition; Raman spectroscopy; stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; SKIN LIPID;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029987830     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04309-8     Document Type: Article

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