The Effects of UVA-I (340-400 nm), UVA-II (320-340 nm) and UVA-I+II on the Photoisomerization of Urocanic Acid in vivo

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 484-492

  Webber, Lindsay J ^a   Whang, Eugene ^a   De Fabo, Edward C ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Ross Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; UCA;

UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MOUSE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID;

EID: 0031252930     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb03177.x     Document Type: Article

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