Neonatal development of the stratum corneum pH gradient: Localization and mechanisms leading to emergence of optimal barrier function

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 998-1006

  Behne, Martin J ^a,c   Barry, Nicholas P ^b   Hanson, Kerry M ^b   Aronchik, Ida ^a   Clegg, Robert W ^b   Gratton, Enrico ^b   Feingold, Kenneth ^a   Holleran, Walter M ^a   Elias, Peter M ^a   Mauro, Theodora M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Barrier function; FLIM; Neonatal rat; NHE1; Stratum corneum pH

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOCEREBROSIDASE; GALACTOSYLCERAMIDASE; LIPID; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION; LAMELLAR BODY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0038806397     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12262.x     Document Type: Article

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