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MeSH Heading: Skin Aging
Tree Number(s): G13.750.804
Unique ID: D015595
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015595
Scope Note: The process of aging due to changes in the structure and elasticity of the skin over time. It may be a part of physiological aging or it may be due to the effects of ultraviolet radiation, usually through exposure to sunlight.
Entry Term(s): Photoaging of Skin; Skin Wrinkling; Solar Aging of Skin
NLM Classification #: WR 102
Previous Indexing: Aging (1966-1989); Skin (1966-1989); Sunlight (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/26
Revision Date: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

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ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Skin Aging MeSH Descriptor Data 2025