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  title info:
    title: Sun protection in man
  name:
    name part: Giacomoni, Paolo U.
  name:
    name part: ScienceDirect (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    place:
      place term: Amsterdam
    place:
      place term: New York
    publisher: Elsevier Science
    date issued: 2001
    edition: 1st ed.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 757 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: "Sun Protection in Man" looks at the beneficial and harmful effects of solar radiation. The physiological consequences of sun exposure have been systematically studied starting at the end of the nineteenth century and we now have accumulated knowledge about how Caucasian and Asian skins reacts to solar radiation. The chemical effects of solar ultraviolet radiation have been analyzed with particular emphasis during the second half of the twentieth century. Research on micro-organisms has allowed us to understand the mechanisms of UV-induced mutagenesis and photosensitization. Studies with laboratory rodents have opened the path to the understanding of UV-induced immune-depression, carcinogenesis, photo-damage and photo-aging. The results of these studies have enabled other scientists to investigate the same phenomena in human organs such as the skin and the eye. UV radiation damages hair, as well. The present knowledge in these fields is summarized in some of the chapters of this monograph. Mass phenomenon in Europe with the generalization of summer vacations which were a consequence of social reforms introducing the concept of "paid vacations". This created a need for protection and opened a market for sunscreens. This monograph is concerned with sun protection as a whole and is not just "another book on sunscreens". Nonetheless, in these days of general concern, it is important to learn about the efficiency of sunscreens. Several authors discuss how to reduce the number of impinging photons and explain why sunscreens seem to offer less protection than expected. Guidelines are given on how to use sunscreens in everyday life, which are expressed rigorously though clearly, for access to the common reader. Our knowledge on the relationship between sun and humans is at the early stages of development. Industrial and commercial activities are concerned by the development of this knowledge, and rules have been and will be promulgated to guarantee efficacy and safety of su…
  table of contents: Chapter headings. Preface. Historical perspective. The advantages of sunlight. Clinical effects of solar radiation. Molecular effects of solar radiation. Cellular and physiological consquences of solar radiation. Natural defence against solar radiation. Artificial protection against solar radiation: blocking the photons. Artificial protection against solar radiation: stimulating self protection. How can science provide help to everyday's life? An example. Physics of our environment: solar radiation spectra.
  note: editor, Paolo U. Giacomoni.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Skin
    topic: Pathophysiology
  subject:
    topic: Eye
    topic: Pathophysiology
  subject:
    topic: Solar radiation
    topic: Physiological effect
  subject:
    topic: Light
    topic: Toxicology
  subject:
    topic: Skin Physiological Phenomena
    topic: radiation effects
  subject:
    topic: Sunlight
    topic: adverse effects
  subject:
    topic: Ultraviolet Rays
    topic: adverse effects
  subject:
    topic: Peau
    topic: Physiopathologie
  subject:
    topic: Œil
    topic: Physiopathologie
  subject:
    topic: Rayonnement solaire
    topic: Effets physiologiques
  subject:
    topic: Lumière
    topic: Toxicologie
  subject:
    topic: HEALTH & FITNESS
    topic: Diseases
    topic: Skin
  subject:
    topic: MEDICAL
    topic: Dermatology
  subject:
    topic: Eye
    topic: Pathophysiology
  subject:
    topic: Skin
    topic: Pathophysiology
  subject:
    topic: Solar radiation
    topic: Physiological effect
  subject:
    topic: Pathologie
  subject:
    topic: Sonnenstrahlung
  classification: RL96 .S86 2001eb
  classification: 616.5
  classification: 2002 B-038
  classification: WR 102 S957 2001
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    origin info:
      publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Science, 2001
      edition: 1st ed.
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    record content source: OPELS
    record creation date: 070802
    record change date: 20260326150629.9
    record identifier: in00005731914
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng