Epidermal ceramidase activity regulates epidermal desquamation via stratum corneum acidification

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-118

  Houben, E ^a   Hachem, J P ^b   De Paepe, K ^a   Rogiers, V ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ceramidase; Desquamation; Epidermis; pH

Indexed keywords

ACYLSPHINGOSINE DEACYLASE; FATTY ACID; N OLEOYLETHANOLAMINE; SKIN LIPID;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN PH; STRATUM CORNEUM; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; DESMOSOMES; EPIDERMIS; ETHANOLAMINES; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; PERMEABILITY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 41149127084     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000114872     Document Type: Article

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