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Signalling Pathways Activated by Ultraviolet Radiation: Role in Ocular and Cutaneous Health
31 Mar 2010
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The eye and the skin are protected by a multi-layered epithelial barrier that provides the first line of defence against invading pathogens and environmental stresses such as damaging solar ultraviolet radiation. Extensive epidemiological findings supported by compelling experimental evidence in culture and animal models suggest that ultraviolet radiation is the most important environmental carcinogen leading to...
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