Of the sulfated GAGs, CS/DS predominates with an overall trend to slightly higher levels of DS, while there are much lower levels of HS and KS. 35 , 36 These estimates are consistent with GAG proportions in the dermis, however within the epidermis there are relatively high levels of C4S, HS and low levels of KS expressed, while the basal epidermis is the only
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