Human Stratified Squamous Epithelia Differ in Cellular Fatty Acid Composition

    September 2000 in “ Journal of Dermatological Science ”
    Hiroto TERASHI, Kenji Izumi, Lenore M Rhodes, Cynthia L. Marcelo
    Studysummary This study reports that the fatty acid composition in cell membranes of stratified squamous epithelium varies with keratinization patterns, showing a partial essential fatty acid-deficient state in cultured keratinocytes.
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