An unexpected role: UVA-induced release of nitric oxide from skin may have unexpected health benefits

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1791-1794

  Halliday, Gary M ^a   Byrne, Scott N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PYRIMIDINE DIMER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; VITAMIN D;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DNA DAMAGE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; GENETIC DAMAGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; LANGERHANS CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOAGING; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN FUNCTION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VASODILATION;

EID: 84902532064     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.33     Document Type: Note

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