The protective role of Langerhans' cells and sunlight in multiple sclerosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 517-520

  Dumas, M ^a   Jauberteau Marchan, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT; TROPIC CLIMATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033638366     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1109     Document Type: Article

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