Seasonal Variation in Urocanic Acid Isomers in Human Skin

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-123

  De Fine Olivarius, F ^a,d   Wulf, H C ^a   Crosby, J ^b   Norval, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROCANIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; UROCANIC ACID;

EID: 0031178871     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb03147.x     Document Type: Article

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