Hypocotyls of lepidium meyenii (maca), a plant of the Peruvian highlands, prevent ultraviolet A-, B-, and C-induced skin damage in rats

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-31

  Gonzales Castañeda, Cynthia ^a   Gonzales, Gustavo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Benzyl glucosinolates; Maca; Polyphenols; Ultraviolet radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

BENZYLGLUCOSINOLATE; LEPIDIUM MEYENII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; HEATING; LIGHT DAMAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN HYPERTROPHY; SKIN PROTECTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOCOTYL; LEPIDIUM; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PERU; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 38349016301     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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