| 11. | The unsaturated FAs penetrate the stratum corneum.
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| 12. | The overall integrity of the stratum corneum is maintained by specialized intercellular proteins called corneodesmosomes.
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| 13. | Usually the calcium level is very low in stratum corneum, but high in stratum granulosum.
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| 14. | Research confirms that nanoparticles larger than 40 nm do not penetrate the skin past the stratum corneum.
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| 15. | In fact, the stratum corneum is the barrier to approximately 90 % of transdermal drug applications.
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| 16. | This series of steps is repeated numerous times to traverse the full thickness of the stratum corneum.
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| 17. | The therapeutic effects of topical steroids can be negated by the resulting thinning of the stratum corneum.
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| 18. | It can be found in cytoplasm and mitochondria within the kidney, neurons, and stratum corneum.
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| 19. | In general, the " stratum corneum " contains 15 to 20 layers of dead cells.
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| 20. | It transports epidermoside, a glucosylceramide, out of the keratinocytes of the stratum corneum of the epidermis.
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