Ultra-weak photon emission as a non-invasive tool for monitoring of oxidative processes in the epidermal cells of human skin: Comparative study on the dorsal and the palm side of the hand

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-370

  Rastogi, Anshu ^a   Pospíšil, Pavel ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biophotons; Human skin; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative process

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

BIOPHOTONS; CELLULAR METABOLIC PROCESS; CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; EPIDERMAL CELLS; EXOGENOUS FACTORS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN HANDS; HUMAN SKIN; LIVING ORGANISMS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; NON-INVASIVE; OXIDATIVE PROCESS; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; PHOTON EMISSIONS; SKIN DISEASE; TOPICAL APPLICATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES;

PHOTONS;

FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EPIDERMIS CELL; HAND PALM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHOTON; SKIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDERMIS; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HAND; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY;

EPIDERMIS; HAND; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 77955156677     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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