D-penicillamine, a potent melanogenesis inhibitor, lacks any depigmenting effect on black guinea pig skin: The first randomized, evaluator-blinded, vehicle-controlled, in vivo study

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 51-53

  Sharifian, M ^a   Sari Aslani, F ^a   Hemmatinejad, B ^b   Fallahzadeh, M K ^c   Kasraee, B ^d   Khoshandish, M J ^a   Miri, R ^b   Mohammadi Samani, S ^b   Jowkar, F ^a   Namazi, Mohammad R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

D penicillamine; Depigmentation; Melanin; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

LANOLIN ALCOHOL; PENICILLAMINE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; POLARIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PENETRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; PENICILLAMINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 80155130098     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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