Changes in lipid organisation of the skin barrier by N-alkyl-azocycloheptanones: A visualisation and X-ray diffraction study

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Bouwstra, J A ^a   Salomons De Vries, M A ^a   Van Den Bergh, B A I ^a   Gooris, G S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lipid organization; N alkyl azones; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEPTANE DERIVATIVE; LAUROCAPRAM; PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENT; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; SKIN LIPID;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030598276     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(96)04726-6     Document Type: Article

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