Recent advances in skin 'barrier' research

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 671-677

  Rawlings, Anthony V ^a  

^a AVR Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier; Ceramide; Desquamation; Kallikrein; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; PROTEINASE; SKIN LIPID; ENZYME;

DESMOSOME; DESQUAMATION; HUMAN; MICROBIAL IMMUNITY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRATUM CORNEUM; ANIMAL; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; METABOLISM; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ANIMALS; DESMOSOMES; ENZYMES; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77953550193     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.62.06.0002     Document Type: Review

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