Non-enzymatic NO production in human skin: Effect of UVA on cutaneous NO stores

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-135

  Suschek, Christoph V ^a   Opländer, Christian ^a   van Faassen, Ernst E ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nitric oxide; Nitrite; Nitroso compounds; Photolysis; Skin; UVA

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE;

AMBIENT AIR; CONTACT ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NITRATE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN INFLAMMATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 75449117656     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2009.10.006     Document Type: Review

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