Structural and biochemical basis for the UVB-induced alterations in epidermal barrier function

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 117-128

  Holleran, W M ^a,b,e   Uchida, Y ^a,b   Halkier Sorensen, L ^c   Haratake, A ^d   Hara, M ^d   Epstein, J H ^b   Elias, P M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

^e SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramides; Epidermal lipid synthesis; Lamellar bodies; Permeability barrier; Serine palmitoyltransferase; Ultrastructure; UVB

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DNA; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SPHINGOLIPID; TRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAMELLAR BODY; LIPOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN WATER LOSS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0031438360     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1997.tb00214.x     Document Type: Article

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