Speculation on a role for photoimmunosuppression during space missions

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-65

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

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMONAUT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RAT; SPACE FLIGHT; SUN EXPOSURE; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0035028495     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(00)00147-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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