Vitamin D production after UVB: Aspects of UV-related and personal factors

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 243, 2012, Pages 24-31

  Bogh, Morten K B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body area; Cholesterol; Dose rate; Skin pigmentation; UVB exposure; Vitamin D status

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; COLECALCIFEROL; GLASS; MELANIN; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D; CHOLESTEROL;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BODY SURFACE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHEMA; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SEXUAL SELECTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84860363260     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2012.681929     Document Type: Review

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