Epidermal Urocanic Acid and Suppression of Contact Hypersensitivity by Ultraviolet Radiation in Monodelphis domestica

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 266-271

  Reeve, V E ^a   Ley, R D ^a   Reilly, W G ^b   Bosnic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact hypersensitivity; Epidermis; Monodelphis domestica; Photo immunosuppression; Photoreceptor; Ultraviolet rays; Urocanic acid

Indexed keywords

DNA; PYRIMIDINE DIMER; UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0030022352     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237248     Document Type: Article

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