The lipid organisation in human stratum corneum and model systems

Open Dermatology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-13

  Bouwstra, Joke A ^a   Gooris, Gert S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrier function; Ceramides; Lamellar phase; Lateral packing; Lipids; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; KERATIN; LIPID; WATER;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 77953742931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201004010010     Document Type: Article

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