Ultraviolet action spectrum for cell killing in a human lens epithelial cell line

Industrial Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-142

  Okuno, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Cell killing; Hazard evaluation; Lens epithelial cell; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS EPITHELIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; JAPAN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33846882620     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.137     Document Type: Article

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