Characterization of overall ceramide species in human stratum corneum

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1466-1476

  Masukawa, Yoshinori ^a   Narita, Hirofumi ^a   Shimizu, Eri ^a   Kondo, Naoki ^a   Sugai, Yoshiya ^a   Oba, Tsuyoshi ^a   Homma, Rika ^a   Ishikawa, Junko ^a   Takagi, Yutaka ^a   Kitahara, Takashi ^a   Takema, Yoshinori ^a   Kita, Katsumi ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry; Identification; Isobaric; Long chain containing sphingoid; Multi mass chromatograms; Normalphase liquid chromatography

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; HYDROXY FATTY ACID; PHYTOSPHINGOSINE; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ELUTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPIDOMICS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; SKIN;

CERAMIDES; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SKIN;

EID: 50949109754     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M800014-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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