Glutathione isopropyl ester reduces UVB-induced skin damage in hairless mice

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-110

  Kobayashi, Shizuko ^a   Takehana, Makoto ^a   Tohyama, Chiharu ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE MONOISOPROPYL ESTER; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAIRLESS MOUSE; INJURY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; SKIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0029690759     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb02999.x     Document Type: Article

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