Lipid to protein ratio plays an important role in the skin barrier function in patients with atopic eczema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1248-1255

  Janssens, M ^a   Van Smeden, J ^a   Puppels, G J ^b,c   Lavrijsen, A P M ^d   Caspers, P J ^b,c   Bouwstra, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RIVERD INTERNATIONAL B V   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SKIN LIPID; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID PROTEIN RATIO; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SKIN BARRIER FUNCTION; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; EPIDERMIS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; PROTEINS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84903161266     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12908     Document Type: Article

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