Glucosylceramide synthase activity in murine epidermis: Quantitation, localization, regulation, and requirement for barrier homeostasis

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 277-285

  Chujor, Chujor S N ^a   Feingold, Kenneth R ^a   Elias, Peter M ^a   Holleran, Walter M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ceramides; Epidermis; GlcCer synthase; Glucosylceramides; Sphingolipids; UDP glucose:ceramide D glucosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIDERMIS CELL; KERATINOCYTE; LAMELLAR BODY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIDERMIS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HOMEOSTASIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROPANOLAMINES; PYRROLIDINES;

EID: 0031888257     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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