In vivo studies of sterol and squalene secretion by human skin

This work was aimed at studying the quantity and composition of sterols and squalene secreted by the human skin. Lipids secreted by the entire skin were recovered by Soxhlet extraction of the clothing worn by a patient for 24 hr with a chloroform–methanol azeotrope and by extracting the water of a s...

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Main Authors: T. Nikkari, P.H. Schreibman, E.H. Ahrens, Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1974-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520367572