Preferential induction of endothelin-1 in a human epidermal equivalent model by narrow-band ultraviolet B light sources

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-161

  Noborio, Reiko ^a   Morita, Akimichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

308 nm XeCl excimer laser; 308 nm XeCl excimer light; Broad band UVB; Endothelin 1; Human epidermal tissue model; Narrow band UVB

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; XENON;

ARTICLE; BROADBAND ULTRAVIOLET B; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; KERATINOCYTE; LIGHT; MODEL; NARROW BAND ULTRAVIOLET B; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ENDOTHELIN-1; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77954067952     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2010.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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