Beneficial effects of UV radiation other than via vitamin D production

Dermato-Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-117

  Juzeniene, Asta ^a   Moan, Johan ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Heliotherapy; Nitric oxide; Photoprotection; Phototherapy; Tanning; Ultraviolet radiation; Vitamin D synthesis

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; NITRIC OXIDE; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

ANALGESIA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTOSIS; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITILIGO;

EID: 84865167827     PISSN: 19381972     EISSN: 19381980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/derm.20013     Document Type: Review

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