Published May 1979
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Journal article
Sensitivity of mononuclear cells to UV radiation
- 1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (USA)
Description
The viability of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, as measured by trypan blue dye exclusion, was decreased by exposure to UV radiation in vitro. The toxicity of the UV radiation was dose- and wavelength-dependent; UVC (254 nm) was approximately 10 times more effective than UVB (280-320 nm) and 105 times more effective than UVA (320-400 nm). (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Photochem. Photobiol.
- Journal Volume
- 29
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- Photochem. Photobiol.
- Journal Page Range
- 1045-1047
- ISSN
- 0031-8655
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 11517235
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; EARLY RADIATION EFFECTS; EXTERNAL IRRADIATION; FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; IN VITRO; LEUKOCYTES; NEAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SURVIVAL CURVES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION