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Year:
2004
| Volume: 12
| Issue: 4
| Pages: 203-205
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Review Article |
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND MELANOGENESIS
Stanojevic M, Stanojevic Z, Jovanovic D, Stojiljkovic M. |
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Light radiation is a part of the electromagnetic radiation, and it consists of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation, visible light, and infrared radiation. UV radiation energy is absorbed in the form of photons in biomolecules (chromophores) and induces various cellular reactions, out of which photochemical and photosensitizing are the most significant. In contact with the skin UV radiation incites protection mechanisms: the most important are stratum corneum thickening and melanin synthesis (melanogenesis). Basic role of melanin is absorption and scattering of UV rays and neutralization of free radicals. In this review physical characteristics of UV radiation, its biological effects, and relation to melanogenesis and carcinogenesis are discussed. |
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Key words:
Ultraviolet Rays; Melanins; Melanocytes; Skin Pigmentation |
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