Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Photosensitivity of skin

Known as: Sun sensitivity, PHOTOSENSITIVITY (NOS), PHOTOSENSITIVITY 
Increased sensitivity of the skin to light exposure.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

34 relations
ADULT SYNDROMEBloom SyndromeCockayne Syndrome, Type ICockayne Syndrome, Type II

Narrower (4)

Chronic Actinic DermatitisDermatitis, PhotoallergicPhotosensitivity DisordersSunburn

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Optical waveguide amplifier in Nd-doped glass written with near-IR femtosecond laser pulses
Summary form only given.We present an active waveguide device directly written using near-IR femtosecond laser pulses. The device… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Stability of pyridoxal-5-phosphate semicarbazone: applications in plasma vitamin B6 analysis and population surveys of vitamin B6 nutritional status.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Low-level chemiluminescence as an indicator of singlet molecular oxygen in biological systems.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Selective killing of leukemic cells by merocyanine 540-mediated photosensitization.
In vitro incubation of leukemic bone marrow with the lipophilic fluorescent dye merocyanine 540 and simultaneous exposure to… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Photochemistry of proteins: a review.
Proteins are an important target of photochemical damage to the eye. The wavelength of irradiation is a major determinant of the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Photosensitization of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase by hematoporphyrin derivative and related porphyrins in vitro and in vivo.
Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase activity was inhibited by exposure to hematoporphyrin derivative followed by photoirradiation… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Inhibition of uncoating of fowl plague virus by l-adamantanamine hydrochloride.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Photosensitization of skin in vivo by furocoumarins (psoralens).
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Light-Induced Lysis and Carotenogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus
Burchard, Robert P. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), and Martin Dworkin. Light-induced lysis and carotenogenesis in… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
LETHAL PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF BACTERIA WITH 8-METHOXYPSORALEN TO LONG WAVE LENGTH ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Severe, or even lethal, cellular damage can follow the conjoint action of a chemical photosensitizer and effective frequencies of… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)