Investigation of the molecular structure of the human stratum corneum ceramides [NP] and [EOS] by mass spectrometry

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Hinder, A ^a   Schmelzer, C E H ^a   Rawlings, A V ^b   Neubert, R H H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b AVR Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isobaric; Molecular structure; Nanoelectrospray; Odd numbered chain lengths; Skin; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; SPHINGOSINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ESTERIFICATION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

CERAMIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPHINGOSINE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 78650910200     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322303     Document Type: Article

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