N-Alkanes in normal and pathological human scale.
N-Alkanes in normal and pathological human scale.
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正常和病理人体范围内的正烷烃。
DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(82)91707-7
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发表时间:
1982
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Elias,PM
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作者:
Williams,ML;Elias,PM
When n-alkanes have been found in mammalian tissues, they have been considered to be solely of exogenous origin, and have not been assigned any normal or pathological function. We have observed n-alkanes regularly in normal stratum corneum (5.5±0.2% total lipid), and found striking accumulations (> 25% total lipid) in some scaling diseases. Although the origin of these n-alkanes is not known, evidence is presented that they do not arise from external contaminants, medications, sebaceous glands, and spontaneous or bacterial degradation. The presence of large quantities of n-alkanes in human stratum corneum suggests that they may play a role in normal human epidermal function and in the pathophysiology of some epidermal diseases.