A single exposure of solar simulated radiation suppresses contact hypersensitivity responses both locally and systemically in humans: Quantitative studies with high-frequency ultrasound

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-142

  Kelly, Deirdre A ^a   Walker, Susan L ^a   McGregor, Jane M ^a   Young, Antony R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact hypersensitivity; Humans; Immune suppression; Solar simulated radiation; Ultrasound; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; MICE; SKIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0032503915     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00136-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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