Vitamin E: The radical protector

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-117

  Wolf, Ronni ^a,d   Wolf, Danny ^b   Ruocco, Vincenzo ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Pediatric Outpatient Clinic   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radicals; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; COSMETIC; EXCIPIENT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUINONE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; REVIEW; SKIN PROTECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031906217     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00103-7     Document Type: Article

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