Variations in the ceramide profile in different seasons and regions of the body contribute to stratum corneum functions

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-162

  Ishikawa, Junko ^a   Shimotoyodome, Yoshie ^a   Ito, Shotaro ^a   Miyauchi, Yuki ^a   Fujimura, Tsutomu ^a   Kitahara, Takashi ^a   Hase, Tadashi ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body regions; Ceramides; Seasons; Skin physiological functions; Stratum corneum; TEWL

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN CAPACITANCE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; BODY SURFACE AREA; CERAMIDES; CHEEK; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; SEASONS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84878830477     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-012-1286-5     Document Type: Article

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