Homocysteine may accelerate skin aging: a new chapter in the biology of skin senescence?

Namazi, Mohammad R; Feily, Amir · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2011

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Abstract

Skin aging has received tremendous attention in recent years by both scientists and the lay public. This article reviews the evidence that homocysteine, an intermediary sulfhydryl-containing amino acid implicated in atherosclerosis, can accelerate skin aging and the aging of internal organs (universal aging).

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