Specificity in the alteration of lesional and non-lesional skin lipids in atopic dogs

Table 3 Free lipids of stratum corneum of normal and atopic dogs

Lipid class	Normal dogs1	Atopic dogs
		Non-lesional areas1	Lesional areas
Cholesterol	96 ± 28	87 ± 31	86 ± 37
Fatty acids	115 ± 32	91 ± 36	89 ± 43
Ceramides	141 ± 37	112 ± 43	105 ± 56
Glucosylceramides	0	31 ± 17	12 ± 10

¹Reproduced from ref.[30]. Values expressed as μg ± SE (n = 5) per milligram protein.