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The Journal of investigative dermatology1968; 51(2); 83-89; doi: 10.1038/jid.1968.96

The skin surface lipids of man compared with those of eighteen species of animals.

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Publication Date: 1968-08-01 PubMed ID: 4980329DOI: 10.1038/jid.1968.96Google Scholar: Lookup
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Nicolaides N, Fu HC, Rice GR. (1968). The skin surface lipids of man compared with those of eighteen species of animals. J Invest Dermatol, 51(2), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.1968.96

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ISSN: 0022-202X
NlmUniqueID: 0426720
Country: United States
Language: English
Volume: 51
Issue: 2
Pages: 83-89

Researcher Affiliations

Nicolaides, N
    Fu, H C
      Rice, G R

        MeSH Terms

        • Animals
        • Cats
        • Cattle
        • Chickens
        • Chromatography, Thin Layer
        • Cricetinae
        • Dogs
        • Ducks
        • Esters / analysis
        • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / analysis
        • Fetus
        • Geese
        • Goats
        • Guinea Pigs
        • Haplorhini
        • Hominidae
        • Horses
        • Humans
        • Lipids / analysis
        • Mice
        • Physiology, Comparative
        • Rabbits
        • Rats
        • Scalp
        • Sheep
        • Skin / analysis
        • Solvents
        • Sterols / analysis
        • Swine
        • Triglycerides / analysis
        • Turkeys
        • Waxes / analysis

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