Functional consequences of a neutral pH in neonatal rat stratum corneum

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-151

  Fluhr, Joachim W ^a,b,c   Mao Qiang, Man ^a,b   Brown, Barbara E ^a,b   Hachem, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Moskowitz, David G ^a,b   Demerjian, Marianne ^a,b   Haftek, Marek ^d   Serre, Guy ^e   Crumrine, Debra ^a,b   Mauro, Theodora M ^a,b   Elias, Peter M ^a,b   Feingold, Kenneth R ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acidification; Cohesion; Desmoglein 1; Integrity; Neonatal Rat; pH; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DESMOGLEIN 1; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN 1;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HOMEOSTASIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER LOSS;

EID: 3042646598     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22726.x     Document Type: Article

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