Effects of oral vitamin E and β-carotene supplementation on ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress in human skin

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1270-1275

  McArdle, Frank ^a   Rhodes, Lesley E ^a   Parslew, Richard A G ^a   Close, Graeme L ^a   Jack, Catherine I A ^a   Friedmann, Peter S ^a   Jackson, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human study; Lipid soluble vitamins; Oxidative stress; Photoprotection; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 14944352818     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.5.1270     Document Type: Article

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