The sunscreening effect of urocanic acid

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 95-99

  De Fine Olivarius, Fredenk ^a,d   Wulf, H C ^a   Crosby, J ^b   Narval, M ^c  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MED; natural photoprotection; sunscreen testing; urocanic acid

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN; UROCANIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029827043     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00183.x     Document Type: Article

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