Figure 2From: Canine epidermal lipid sampling by skin scrub revealed variations between different body sites and normal and atopic dogsComparison of absolute (a) and relative (b) amounts of ceramide classes between atopic and control dogs. EOS, ceramide from sphingosine and esterified ω-hydroxy fatty acid (FA); NS, ceramide from sphingosine and non-hydroxy FA; EOP, ceramide from phytosphingosine and esterified ω-hydroxy FA; NP, ceramide from phytosphingosine and non-hydroxy FA; EOH, ceramide from 6-hydroxy sphingosine and esterified ω-hydroxy FA; AS+NH, ceramide from sphingosine and α-hydroxy FA and ceramide from 6-hydroxy sphingosine and non-hydroxy FA; AP, ceramide from phytosphingosine and α-hydroxy FA; AH, ceramide from 6-hydroxy sphingosine and α-hydroxy FA; Cer, total ceramides; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.Back to article page