The potential role for urocanic acid and sunlight in the immune suppression associated with protein malnutrition

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Hug, Daniel H ^a   Hunter, John K ^a   Dunkerson, Duane D ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Histamine; Immunosuppression; Kwashiorkor; L histidine; Protein malnutrition; Ultraviolet radiation; Urocanic acid

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE; UROCANIC ACID;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KWASHIORKOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MICE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032503869     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00130-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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