Oxidative stress-mediated skin damage in an experimental mobile phone model can be prevented by melatonin

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 878-883

  Ayata, Ali ^a   Mollaoglu, Hakan ^a   Yilmaz, H Ramazan ^a   Akturk, Onur ^a   Ozguner, Fehmi ^a   Altuntas, Irfan ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Fibrosis; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin; Mobile phone; Skin

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FIBROSIS;

EID: 10044263001     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00620.x     Document Type: Article

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