title: N-alkanes in the skin. Function or fancy?
authors: Dermatology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121.
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Elias
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Williams
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Rehfeld
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000663:Amphibians; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D001717:Birds; D002591:Cetacea; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000502:physiology; D010944:Plants; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014870:Water Loss, Insensible
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D008055:Lipids