Micronucleus evaluation in mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes of narrow-band (311 nm TL01) UVB-treated patients

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-85

  Ferahbas, Ayten ^a   Donmez Altuntas, Hamiyet ^a   Hamurcu, Zuhal ^a   Aktas, Ekrem ^a   Utas, Serap ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Micronucleus; Narrow band UVB

Indexed keywords

MITOGENIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LICHEN PLANUS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PSORIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 1842484491     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2004.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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