Modern approaches to photoprotection.
Published
Journal Article (Review)
UV light reacts with skin to produce undesirable changes, including photoaging and skin cancer. Sunscreen strategies are useful for protection against UV-B and short-wave UV-A, but complete protection against long-wave UV-A has not been achieved. Because UV-A is especially efficient at generating reactive oxygen species, it is being recognized increasingly as an important cause of photoaging and skin cancer.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- DeBuys, HV; Levy, SB; Murray, JC; Madey, DL; Pinnell, SR
Published Date
- October 2000
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 18 / 4
Start / End Page
- 577 - 590
PubMed ID
- 11059365
Pubmed Central ID
- 11059365
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0733-8635
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70208-4
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States