Modern approaches to photoprotection.

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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.

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Duke Authors

Levy, Stanley B.
Murray, John Carroll

Cited Authors

DeBuys, HV; Levy, SB; Murray, JC; Madey, DL; Pinnell, SR

Published Date

October 2000

Published In

Dermatologic Clinics

Volume / Issue

18 / 4

Start / End Page

577 - 590

PubMed ID

11059365

Pubmed Central ID

11059365

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0733-8635

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United States