Spectral Responses of Melanin to Ultraviolet a Irradiation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 492-496

  Ou Yang, Hao ^a   Stamatas, Georgios ^a,b   Kollias, Nikiforos ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eumelanin; Immediate pigment darkening; Pheomelanin; Pigmentation; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DOPA; MELANIN; OXYGEN;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SPECTRUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISIBILITY;

EID: 1442299042     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202X.2004.22247.x     Document Type: Article

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