Characterization of overall ceramide species in human stratum corneums⃞

Ceramides (CERs) in human stratum corneum (SC) play physicochemical roles in determining barrier and water-holding functions of the skin, and specific species might be closely related to the regulation of keratinization, together with other CER-related lipids. Structures of those diverse CER species...

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Masukawa, Hirofumi Narita, Eri Shimizu, Naoki Kondo, Yoshiya Sugai, Tsuyoshi Oba, Rika Homma, Junko Ishikawa, Yutaka Takagi, Takashi Kitahara, Yoshinori Takema, Katsumi Kita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520347180