The balneotherapy effect of hydrogen reduced water on UVB-mediated skin injury in hairless mice

Molecular and Cellular Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-21

  Ignacio, Rosa Mistica ^a   Yoon, Yang Suk ^a   Sajo, Ma Easter Joy ^a   Kim, Cheol Su ^a   Kim, Dong Heui ^a   Kim, Soo Ki ^a   Lee, Kyu Jae ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bathing; Hydrogen molecule; Hydrogen reduced water; Skin damage

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN REDUCED WATER; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BATH; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HAIRLESS MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN DEFECT; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWIMMING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 84875828839     PISSN: 1738642X     EISSN: 20928467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13273-013-0003-6     Document Type: Article

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