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Sebaceous lipids are essential for water repulsion, protection against UVB-induced apoptosis and ocular integrity in mice

Dahlhoff, Maik; Camera, Emanuela; Schäfer, Matthias; Emrich, Daniela; Riethmacher, Dieter; Foster, April; Paus, Ralf; Schneider, Marlon R. (Development (Cambridge), 2016-05-15)

Sebocytes, which are characterized by lipid accumulation that leads to cell disruption, can be found in hair follicle-associated sebaceous glands (SGs) or in free SGs such as the Meibomian glands in the eyelids. Because ...