Article
Immunological responses to ultraviolet light B radiation in Black individuals.
Life sciences - 1 Jan 1999
Matsuoka L Y, McConnachie P, Wortsman J, Holick M F
Abstract excerpt
Immunological factors are important participants in the pathogenesis of experimental skin tumors. We therefore studied cutaneous immune responses in subjects with either low natural incidence (Black individuals), or a high frequency rate (White individuals) of skin cancer. We performed whole body irradiation with a low dose of ultraviolet light B (UV-B) and evaluated peripheral lymphocytes. UV-B irradiation was...
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