Folic acid and creatine improve the firmness of human skin in vivo

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-23

  Fischer, Frank ^a   Achterberg, Volker ^a   März, Annette ^a   Puschmann, Stefan ^a   Rahn, Christian Dennis ^a   Lutz, Vivien ^a   Krüger, Andrea ^a   Schwengler, Helge ^a   Jaspers, Sören ^a   Koop, Urte ^a   Blatt, Thomas ^a   Wenck, Horst ^a   Gallinat, Stefan ^a  

^a BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collagen; Creatine; Folic acid; Multiphoton laser scanning microscopy; Second harmonic generation; Skin aging

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; CREATINE PLUS FOLIC ACID; NIVEA VISAGE DNAGE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CREATININE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FOLIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCOLLAGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951802489     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2010.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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