Aluminum: A potential pro-oxidant in sunscreens/sunblocks?

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1216-1217

  Nicholson, Scott ^a   Exley, Christopher ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Free radicals; Melanoma; Pro oxidant; Skin cancer; Sunblock; Sunscreen

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; SUNSCREEN;

DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALUMINUM; HUMANS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 34548487991     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.07.010     Document Type: Letter

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