acid ceramidase	aCDase
acid sphingomyelinase	aSMase
amiddleic dermatitis	AD
ceramide synthases	CERS
cell envelope	CE
conduritol b-epoxide	CBE
dithiothreitol	DTT
endothelin	EDN
endothelin B receptor	EDBR
GCer synthase	GCERS
globoid cell leukodystrophy	GLD
b-glucocerebrosidase	BGCase NOT GlcCDase
glucosylceramide	GCer
glucosylsphingosine	GSP
glycosphingolipids	GSL
healthy control	HC
intercellular adhesion molecule-1	ICAM-1
interleukin	IL
isoelectric focusing	IEF
lamellar granules	LGs
2-mercaptoethanol	ME
microphthalmia-associated transcription factor	MITF
mitogen-activated protein	MAP
1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol	OAG
phosphorylcholine	PC
photoacoustic spectrometry	PAS
pseudo-ceramide	pCer
radio-thin layer chromatography	RTLC
serine-palmitoyl transferase	SPT
SM synthase	SMS
sphingomyelin	SM
sphingosine	SS
sphingosine-1-phosphate	SSP
sphingosylphosphorylcholine	SPC
stearoyl CoA desaturase	SCD
stem cell factor	SCF
stratum corneum	SC
trans-epidermal water loss	TEWL
transglutaminases	TGase
tumor necrosis factor-α	TNFα