Study on the lipid organization of stratum corneum lipid models by (cryo-) electron diffraction

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1669-1676

  Pilgram, G S K ^a   Engelsma van Pelt, A M ^a   Oostergetel, G T ^b   Koerten, H K ^a   Bouwstra, J A ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrier function; Biological crystals; Ceramides; Hexagonal; Lateral packing; Lipids; Orthorhombic; Skin; WAXD

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRONS; EPIDERMIS; FREEZING; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031849759     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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