Furocoumarin-induced Epidermal Melanogenesis Does Not Protect Against Skin Photocarcinogenesis in Hairless Mice

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 126-132

  Kipp, Christian ^a,b   Lewis, Emma J ^a   Young, Antony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4',6 TRIMETHYLANGELICIN; 4,4',6-TRIMETHYLANGELICIN; MELANIN; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAIRLESS MOUSE; MELANOCYTE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PSORALENS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031603181     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05175.x     Document Type: Article

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