The important role of stratum corneum lipids for the cutaneous barrier function

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1841, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 295-313

  Van Smeden, J ^a   Janssens, M ^a   Gooris, G S ^a   Bouwstra, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Ceramides; Lipid composition; Lipid organization; Netherton disease; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SKIN LIPID; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOSINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CUTANEOUS BARRIER FUNCTION; DISORDERS OF LIPID METABOLISM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; KERATINOCYTE; LAMELLAR BODY; LAMELLAR ICHTHYOSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; NETHERTON DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STENT; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CERAMIDES; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID ORGANIZATION; NETHERTON DISEASE; PSORIASIS;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SKIN DISEASES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84896710665     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: 18792618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.11.00     Document Type: Review

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