Imaging of melanin distribution using multiphoton autofluorescence decay curves

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Sugata, Keiichi ^a   Sakai, Shingo ^b   Noriaki, Nakagawa ^b   Osanai, Osamu ^a   Kitahara, Takashi ^a   Takema, Yoshinori ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Kanebo Cosmetics Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

FLIM; Fluorescence decay curve; Fluorescence life time; Melanin; Non invasive imaging; Two photon microscope

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; MELANIN; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; TWO PHOTON;

DECAY (ORGANIC); GRANULATION; INFRARED LASERS; LASER EXCITATION; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

FLUORESCENCE;

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IN VIVO STUDY; RADIOACTIVITY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STAINING; TOMOGRAPHY;

CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITIC CELLS; DERMOSCOPY; FOREARM; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 73549083429     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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