The importance of the depth distribution of melanin in skin for DNA protection and other photobiological processes

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 194-198

  Nielsen, Kristian P ^a   Zhao, Lu ^a   Stamnes, Jakob J ^a   Stamnes, Knut ^b   Moan, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Efficiency spectra; Human photophysiology; Melanosomes; Radiative transfer modelling

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; FOLIC ACID; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EPIDERMIS; FOLATE METABOLISM; MELANOSOME; MODEL; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIMULATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D METABOLISM;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOSOMES; PHOTOBIOLOGY; SKIN;

EID: 32644438237     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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