Deficiency of epidermal protein-bound ω-hydroxyceramides in atopic dermatitis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 166-173

  Macheleidt, Oliver ^a   Kaiser, Hans Wilhelm ^a   Sandhoff, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic skin; Covalently bound lipids; Epidermal permeability barrier; Sphingolipids; Very long chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYSPHINGOSINE; CARBON 14; CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; HYDROCARBON; LINOLEIC ACID; PHYTOSPHINGOSINE; SERINE; SPHINGOSINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; ESTERIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0036426720     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01833.x     Document Type: Article

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