Structure of stratum corneum lipids characterized by FT-Raman spectroscopy and DSC. II. Mixtures of ceramides and saturated fatty acids

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-14

  Neubert, Reinhard ^a   Rettig, Willi ^a   Wartewig, Siegfried ^b   Wegener, Matthias ^a   Wienhold, Antje ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Applied Dermatopharmacy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramides; DSC; Phase behaviour; Raman spectroscopy; Stearic acid; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SOLID STATE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CERAMIDES; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; SKIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; STEARIC ACIDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030698351     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(97)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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