Precise determination of the erythema response of human skin to ultraviolet radiation and quantification of effects of protectors

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-50

  Healy, Zachary R ^a   Dinkova Kostova, Albena T ^a,b   Wehage, Scott L ^a   Thompson, Richard E ^c   Fahey, Jed W ^a,d   Talalay, Paul ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Erythema index; Sulforaphane

Indexed keywords

SULFORAPHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PROTECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 58149522581     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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