Using ultra-weak photon emission to determine the effect of oligomeric proanthocyanidins on oxidative stress of human skin

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Van Wijk, Eduard P A ^a,b   Van Wijk, Roeland ^a   Bosman, Saskia ^a  

^a International Institute of Biophysics   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Erythema; Human skin; Oligomeric proanthocyanidins; Spontaneous ultra weak photon emission; UVA induced ultra photon emission

Indexed keywords

ANTHOGENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PHYTONUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTONS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649179861     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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