Carotenoids and carotenoids plus vitamin E protect against ultraviolet light-induced erythema in humans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 795-798

  Stahl, Wilhelm ^a   Heinrich, Ulrike ^b   Jungmann, Holger ^b   Sies, Helmut ^b   Tronnier, Hagen ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Erythema; Healthy adults; Skin; Sunburn; Tocopherol; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0034003859     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.3.795     Document Type: Article

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