Immunosuppression induced by chronic solar-simulated irradiation in humans and its prevention by sunscreens

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-225

  Moyal, Dominique ^a   Courbière, Christophe ^a   Le Corre, Yves ^b   De Lacharrière, Olivier ^a   Hourseau, Colette ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^b Argenteuil Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

DTH skin response; photoimmunosuppression in humans; sunscreen efficacy; UVA

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; SIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 0030998010     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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