Clinical, biometric and structural evaluation of the long-term effects of a topical treatment with ascorbic acid and madecassoside in photoaged human skin

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 946-952

  Haftek, Marek ^a   Mac Mary, Sophie ^b   Le Bitoux, Marie Aude ^a   Creidi, Pierre ^b   Seité, Sophie ^c   Rougier, André ^c   Humbert, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c La Roche Posay Pharmaceutical Laboratories   (France)

Author keywords

Elastic fibres; Madecassoside; Photoageing; Skin ageing; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLYCEROL; MADECASSOSIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; REDERMIC; TOLERIANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHOTOAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SURFACE; VOLUNTEER; WRINKLE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOMETRY; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRITERPENES;

EID: 54049108899     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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