Ultraviolet Rays

Known as: UV, light ultraviolet, Ultraviolet light 
Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation that reaches the Earth's surface is made up of two types of… (More)
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1935-2018
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Electromagnetic RadiationLightRadiationRadiation, Nonionizing
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PhotochemotherapyPhototherapyultraviolet lights

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Ultraviolet Rays
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2016
Review
2016
The impact of skin colour on human photobiological responses
Terrestrial solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exerts both beneficial and adverse effects on human skin. Epidemiological studies… (More)
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2016
Review
2016
Skin barrier in atopic dermatitis: beyond filaggrin*
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a complex pathogenesis, where changes in skin barrier and imbalance… (More)
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Historical Perspective: Snail Control to Prevent Schistosomiasis
Effective interruption of the Schistosoma life cycle is essential to blocking the parasite’s transmission, and thus truly… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A comprehensive catalogue of somatic mutations from a human cancer genome
All cancers carry somatic mutations. A subset of these somatic alterations, termed driver mutations, confer selective growth… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Distinct sets of genetic alterations in melanoma.
BACKGROUND Exposure to ultraviolet light is a major causative factor in melanoma, although the relationship between risk and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Proapoptotic BAX and BAK: a requisite gateway to mitochondrial dysfunction and death.
Multiple death signals influence mitochondria during apoptosis, yet the critical initiating event for mitochondrial dysfunction… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Human DNA repair genes.
Cellular DNA is subjected to continual attack, both by reactive species inside cells and by environmental agents. Toxic and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Activation of the ATM kinase by ionizing radiation and phosphorylation of p53.
The p53 tumor suppressor protein is activated and phosphorylated on serine-15 in response to various DNA damaging agents. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Hypovitaminosis D in medical inpatients.
BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is a major risk factor for bone loss and fracture. Although hypovitaminosis D has been detected… (More)
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
A simple technique for quantitation of low levels of DNA damage in individual cells.
Human lymphocytes were either exposed to X-irradiation (25 to 200 rads) or treated with H2O2 (9.1 to 291 microM) at 4 degrees C… (More)
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