Energy-filtered cryotransmission electron microscopy of liposomes prepared from human stratum corneum lipids

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-186

  Schmidtgen, M C ^a   Drechsler, M ^b   Lasch, J ^c   Schubert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramides; Cryotransmission electron microscopy (cryo TEM); Human stratum corneum lipids (hSCLs); Liposomes; Membranes

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM PREPARATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

CRYOTRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; CRYOTRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY; FILM METHOD; HUMAN STRATUM CORNEA LIPID; HUMAN STRATUM CORNEUM; PH VALUE; PREPARATION METHOD; STRATUM CORNEUM LIPIDS; VARIOUS PH;

LIPOSOMES;

CERAMIDE; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CRYOPRECIPITATION; DIALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031871531     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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