Urocanic Acid Does not Photobind to DNA in Mice Irradiated with Immunosuppressive Doses of UVB

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 222-226

  Ijland, Steven A J ^a   Noonan, Frances P ^b   Ceryak, Susan ^c   Steenvoorden, David P T ^a   Bouscarel, Bernard ^c   Hug, Dan ^d   Beijersbergen Van Henegouwen, Gerard M J ^a   De Fabo, Edward C ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; UCA;

UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID;

EID: 0031990485     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05190.x     Document Type: Article

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