Structure of stratum corneum lipid layers and interactions with lipid liposomes

Cosmetic Lipids and the Skin Barrier

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 37-74

  Bouwstra, Joke ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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