Photobiology of Vitamin D

Nutrition and Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn Part F3885, Issue , 2010, Pages 35-60

  Chen, Tai C ^a   Lu, Zhiren ^a   Holick, Michael F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

black; latitude; melanin; previtamin D; season; Sunlight; sunscreen; tanning; ultraviolet B radiation; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 85212922120     PISSN: 2628197X     EISSN: 26281961     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-303-9_2     Document Type: Chapter

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