Differentiation-associated expression of ceramidase isoforms in cultured keratinocytes and epidermis

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1063-1070

  Houben, Evi ^a   Holleran, Walter M ^b   Yaginuma, Toshiaki ^c   Mao, Cungui ^d   Obeid, Lina M ^d,e   Rogiers, Vera ^a   Takagi, Yutaka ^c   Elias, Peter M ^b   Uchida, Yoshikazu ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Sphingolipid; Sphingosine

Indexed keywords

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33646758184     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M600001-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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