The role of fatty acid elongation in epidermal structure and function
Heterogeneous molecular species of epidermal ceramide (Cer) play critical roles in forming a competent permeability barrier of lamellar membrane structures in the stratum corneum, which is a prerequisite to preventing excess water loss for terrestrial mammals. Lipids containing very long chain lengt...
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Landes Bioscience
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117004/ |