Topical β-carotene is converted to retinyl esters in human skin ex vivo and mouse skin in vivo

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 558-561

  Antille, Christophe ^a   Tran, Christian ^a   Sorg, Olivier ^a,b   Saurat, Jean Hilaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

carotene; Epidermis; Human; Mouse; Retinoids; Retinyl esters; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOID; RETINOL; RETINOL DERIVATIVE; RETINOL ESTER;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PENETRATION; EPIDERMIS; EX VIVO STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PERFUSION; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; EPIDERMIS; ESTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 4544354237     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-6705.2004.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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