Water and permeability relations of skin: A comparative perspective

Kosmetische Medizin

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 220-227

  Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a  

^a The University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporative water loss; Lipids; Permeability barrier; Skin; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CLAUDIN; CYTOKINE; DNA; FATTY ACID; FILAGGRIN; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; KERATIN; KERATOHYALIN;

CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEHYDRATION; DERMATITIS; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; EVAPORATION; EXOCYTOSIS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATINOCYTE; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER CONTENT; WATER LOSS; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 36849092414     PISSN: 14304031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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