Evaluation of sunscreen protection in human melanocytes exposed to UVA or UVB irradiation using the alkaline comet assay

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 417-423

  Jean, Séverine ^a   De Méo, Michel ^a   Sabatier, Anne Sophie ^b   Laget, Michèle ^a   Hubaud, Jean Claude ^b   Verrando, Patrick ^a   Duménil, Gérard ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b DIPTA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG SCREENING; EXCISION REPAIR; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MELANOCYTE; MELTING POINT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; PHOTOBIOLOGY; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035470652     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)074<0417:EOSPIH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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