The microstructure of the stratum corneum lipid barrier: Mid-infrared spectroscopic studies of hydrated ceramide:palmitic acid:cholesterol model systems

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 144-156

  Garidel, Patrick ^a   Fölting, Bettina ^a   Schaller, Ingrid ^a   Kerth, Andreas ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Microstructure; Mid infrared spectroscopy; Skin lipids; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXY FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHYTOSPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MISCIBILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; EPIDERMIS; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CERAMIDES; CHOLESTEROL; EPIDERMIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALMITIC ACID; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; WATER;

EID: 77953693957     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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