Fatty acid interdigitation in stratum corneum model membranes: A neutron diffraction study

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 759-771

  Ruettinger, A ^a   Kiselev, M A ^b   Hauss, Th ^c   Dante, S ^c   Balagurov, A M ^b   Neubert, R H H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Fatty acids; Lipid membrane; Neutron diffraction; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ACID; CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; FATTY ACID; LIPID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; NANOMATERIAL; PALMITIC ACID; PHYTOSPHINGOSINE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; SKIN;

EID: 45849089173     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0258-3     Document Type: Article

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