Lipid composition of the stratum corneum and cutaneous water loss in birds along an aridity gradient

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 4299-4307

  Champagne, Alex M ^a   Muñoz Garcia, Agustí ^a   Shtayyeh, Tamer ^a   Tieleman, B Irene ^b   Hegemann, Arne ^b   Clement, Michelle E ^a   Williams, Joseph B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebroside; Covalently bound lipid; Desert; Mesic

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDERMIS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CEREBROSIDES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDERMIS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84876442299     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.077016     Document Type: Article

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