Ultraviolet B-induced DNA damage in human skin and its modulation by a sunscreen

Cancer Research

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2961-2964

  Bykov, Vladimir J ^a   Marcusson, Jan A ^b   Hemminki, Kari ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032528171     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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