Sunscreens and vitamin E provide some protection to the skin immune system from solar-simulated UV radiation

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-75

  Halliday, Gary M ^a,b   Yuen, Kylie S ^a   Bestak, Rosa ^a   Barnetson, Ross St C ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cinnamate; Contact sensitivity; Immunosuppression; Langerhans cells; Microfine titanium dioxide; Skin cancer; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SUNSCREEN;

HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; REVIEW; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031775939     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01251.x     Document Type: Review

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