Skin surface lipids inhibit adherence of Candida albicans to stratum corneum

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-223

  Law, S ^a   Fotos, P G ^a   Wertz, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidosis; Ceramides; Fungus; Sebum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; ESTER; FATTY ACID; KERATIN; SKIN LIPID; SQUALENE; STEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADHERENT CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EPITHELIUM; STAINING; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUSPENSION; SWINE;

EID: 0030810351     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245946     Document Type: Article

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