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Molecular aspects of ultraviolet radiation-induced apoptosis in the skin.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery - 1 Dec 2005
Chow Jeffrey, Tron Victor A
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BACKGROUND: Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an essential physiological process that controls cell numbers during physiological processes, and eliminates abnormal cells that can potentially harm an organism. OBJECTIVE: This review summarizes our current state of knowledge of apoptosis induction in skin by UV radiation. METHODS: A review of the literature was undertaken focusing on cell death in the skin...
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