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General Information
American Academy of Dermatology
EczemaNet
National Psoriasis Foundation
New Zealand Dermatological Society
The Skin Cancer Foundation
Primary Articles
The basal layer in human squamous tumors harbors more UVA than UVB fingerprint mutations: a role for UVA in human skin carcinogenesis. Agar, N. S., Halliday, G. M., Barnetson, R. S., Anathaswamy, H. N., Wheeler, M., Jones, A. M., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2004 Apr 6;101(14):4954-4959. Epub 2004 Mar 23.
Coenzyme Q10, a cutaneous antioxidant and energizer. Hoppe, U., Bergemann, J., Diembeck, W., Ennen, J., Gohla, S., Harris, I., Jacob, J., Kielholz, J., Mei, W., Pollet, D., Schachtschabel, D., Sauermann, G., Schreiner, V., Stab, F., Steckel, F., Biofactors 1999;9(2-4):371-378.
The combined use of oral and topical lipophilic antioxidants increases their levels both in sebum and stratum corneum. Passi, S., De Pita, O., Grandinetti, M., Simotti, C., Littarru, G. P., Biofactors 2003;18(1-4):289-297.
Cosmetics + Pharmaceuticals = Younger Looking Skin. Dermatology Insights, American Academy of Dermatology, 2002, Volume 3, Number 2, Page 13.
Interventions for photodamaged skin. Samuel, M., Brooke, R., Hollis, S., Griffiths, C., The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 2, 2005.
Modulation of oxidative stresses in human aging skin (in German). Blatt, T., Mundt, C., Mummert, C., Maksiuk, T., Wolber, R., Keyhani, R., Schreiner, V., Hoppe, U., Schachtschabel, D. O., Stab, F., Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie 1999 Apr;32(2):83-88.
Pathophysiology of premature skin aging induced by ultraviolet light. Fisher, G. J., Wang, Z. Q., Datta, S. C., Varani, J., Kang, S., Voorhees, J. J., New England Journal of Medicine 1997 Nov 13;337(20):1419-1428.
Premature skin aging by ultraviolet radiation and other environmental hazards (in German). Krutmann, J., Hautarzt 2003 Sep;54(9):809-817.
Skin care, chemical face peeling, and skin rejuvenation. Ryan, F., La Fourcade, C., Plastic Surgery Nursing 1995 Fall;15(3):167-171.
Solar ultraviolet irradiation reduces collagen in photoaged human skin by blocking transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor/Smad signaling. Quan, T., He, T., Kang, S., Voorhees, J. J., Fisher, G. J., American Journal of Pathology 2004 Sep;165(3):741-751.
Sunscreen drug products for over-the-counter human use. Title 21 – Foods and Drugs, Subchapter D – Drugs for Human Use, U.S. FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, revised April 1, 2004.