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Presents a study that evaluated the in vivo energy metabolism of human skin as a function of age, in conditions of rest and after a mild stress caused by a suberythemal ultraviolet radiation of wavelength (UVA) irradiation. Description of methodology using image analysis and spectroscopy; Details on the baseline energy metabolism of the skin of the subjects; Time-course of in vivo response to a mild stress as a function of age.