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Photoprotection: Concept, Classification, and Mechanism of Action

  • Samorano L
  • Reis V
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12589-3_35
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Abstract

The harmful effects caused by sunlight on the skin can be divided into acute, such as erythema and pigmentation, and chronic, as photoaging and photocarcinogenesis. Photoprotection refers to a set of measures aimed to reduce exposure to the sun and to prevent the...

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Samorano, L. P., & Reis, V. M. S. (2017). Photoprotection: Concept, Classification, and Mechanism of Action (pp. 103–111). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12589-3_35

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