Linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid lightens ultraviolet-induced hyperpigmentation of the skin

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 290, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 375-381

  Ando, Hideya ^a,b   Ryu, Atsuko ^b   Hashimoto, Akira ^b   Oka, Masahiro ^a   Ichihashi, Masamitsu ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sunstar Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Linoleic acid; Linolenic acid; Melanin; Tyrosinase; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; MELANIN; OLEIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; EPIDERMIS; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TURNOVER TIME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; GUINEA PIGS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LINOLEIC ACID; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031711547     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050320     Document Type: Article

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