The outer frontier: the importance of lipid metabolism in the skin
The skin serves the vital function of providing a barrier between the hostile external environment and the host. While the skin has many important barrier functions, the two that are absolutely essential for survival are the barrier to the movement of water and electrolytes (permeability barrier) an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520306490 |