Melatonin and human skin aging
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Melatonin and human skin aging
Like the whole organism, skin follows the process of aging during life-time. Additional to internal factors, several environmental factors, such as solar radiation, considerably contribute to this process. While fundamental mechanisms regarding skin aging are known, new aspects of anti-aging agents such as melatonin are introduced. Melatonin is a hormone produced in the glandula pinealis that f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermato-Endocrinology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1938-1980
DOI: 10.4161/derm.22344