Determinants of skin sensitivity to solar irradiation

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1222-1229

  Broekmans, W M R ^a,b   Vink, A A ^a   Boelsma, E ^a   Klopping Ketelaars W A A ^a   Tijburg, L B M ^c   van't Veer, P ^b   van Poppel, G ^c   Kardinaal, A F M ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Minimal erythema dose; Phenotypical and nutritional determinants; Skin melanin content; UV induced erythema

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; MELANIN; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REFLECTOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TUMOR; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0013356071     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601672     Document Type: Article

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