Repeated irradiation with suberythemal ultraviolet B reduces the number of epidermal Langerhans cells

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Ishitsuka, Yukiko ^a   Masunaga, Takuji ^a   Koide, Chiharu ^a   Arakane, Kumi ^a  

^a Cutaneous Research Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birbeck granules; Daily exposure; Ia antigen; Immunity; UVB

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0041876420     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-003-0397-4     Document Type: Article

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