Development of different human skin colors: A review highlighting photobiological and photobiophysical aspects

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Juzeniene, Asta ^a   Setlow, Richard ^b   Porojnicu, Alina ^c   Steindal, Arnfinn Hykkerud ^a,c   Moan, Johan ^a,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Folates degradation; Skin cancer; Skin color; Solar radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MELANIN; METHOTREXATE; VITAMIN D;

AMERICAN INDIAN; BIOLOGY; BIOPHYSICS; CANCER GENETICS; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD CLIMATE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LATITUDE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOCYTE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUN EXPOSURE; SWEAT GLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D INTOXICATION;

HUMANS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 67649637656     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2009.04.009     Document Type: Review

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