Travel to sunny countries is associated with changes in immunological parameters

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 139-142

  Falkenbach, A ^a,b,d   Sedlmeyer, A ^c  

^a Res Institute Gastein Tauernregion   (Austria)

^b Hospital Gasteiner Heilstollen   (Austria)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Kranken Kuranstalt Gasteiner H   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Immunology; Infection; Skin; Sun; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; CD14 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; SUNSCREEN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUN EXPOSURE; TRAVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031440282     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1997.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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