Nanostructure of the epidermal extracellular space as observed by cryo-electron microscopy of vitreous sections of human skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 764-777

  Al Amoudi, Ashraf ^a   Dubochet, Jacques ^b   Norlén, Lars ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cadherin; CEMOVIS; Ceramides; Corneocytes; Corneodesmosomes; Cryo electron microscopy; Cryo fixation; Cryo TEM; Cubic membranes; Cubic phases; Desmosomes; Epidermis; Skin barrier; Skin lipids; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DESMOSOME; EPIDERMIS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 15444370672     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23630.x     Document Type: Article

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