Phototesting with a divergent UVB beam in the investigation of anti-inflammatory effects of topically applied substances

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Falk, Magnus ^a   Ilias, Michail A ^a   Wårdell, Karin ^a   Anderson, Chris ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetone; Anti inflammatory effects; Clobetasol diproprionate; Erythema; Gel vehicle; Laser Doppler perfusion imaging; Phototesting

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DRUG VEHICLE;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACK; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ACETONE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLOBETASOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VEHICLES;

EID: 0042925506     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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