Glutathione as an oral whitening agent: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-102

  Arjinpathana, Nutthavuth ^a   Asawanonda, Pravit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Melanin; Melanin index; Melanogenesis; Whitening

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; MELANIN; PLACEBO; SKIN WHITENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FACE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MELANIN INDEX; MELANOGENESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN EXPOSURE; THAILAND; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BLEACHING AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858216396     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546631003801619     Document Type: Article

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