Oral fish cartilage polysaccharides in the treatment of photoageing: Biophysical findings

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-87

  Distante, F ^a   Scalise, F ^a   Rona, C ^c   Bonfigli, A ^a   Fluhr, J W ^b   Berardesca, Enzo ^c,d  

^a Inst of Skin and Prod Evaluation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fish cartilage; Mechanical properties; Skin ageing; Skin replica; Skin thickness; Wrinkles

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COSMETIC; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FUNCTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0036999444     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2494.2002.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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