Ceramides and barrier function in healthy skin

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-353

  Mutanu Jungersted, Jakob ^a   Hellgren, Lars I ^b   Høgh, Julie K ^b   Drachmann, Tue ^b   Jemec, Gregor B E ^a   Agner, Tove ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Ceramide cholesterol ratio; Ceramides; Gender; Stratum corneum; TEWL

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; SKIN LIPID; CERAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; THERMOREGULATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERAMIDES; CHOLESTEROL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954920608     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0894     Document Type: Article

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