Skin barrier function and its regulation in terms of epidermal molecular structure

Drug Delivery System

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-432

  Kitajima, Yasuo ^a  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

desmosome; gap junction; keratinization; skin barrier; tight junction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859109129     PISSN: 09135006     EISSN: 18812732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2745/dds.22.424     Document Type: Article

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