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Suppressive and enhancing effects of ultraviolet B radiation on expression of contact hypersensitivity in man.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jan 1995
Tie C, Golomb C, Taylor J R, Streilein J W
Abstract excerpt
Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation has multiple effects on the immune system, and these effects contribute to the development of UVB-induced skin cancers in mice, and probably man. Depending upon dose and duration of UVB exposure, the resultant immune aberrations may be strictly local (at the irradiated skin site) or systemic. One important local effect of acute, low-dose UVB regimens is impaired induction of contact...
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