The in vivo fluorescence of tryptophan moieties in human skin increases with UV exposure and is a marker for epidermal proliferation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 977-982

  Brancaleon, Lorenzo ^a   Lin, Gloria ^a   Kollias, Nikiforos ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen fluorescence; Optical spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOPHORE; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033400251     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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