@article{ref1,
title="Influence of heat, wind, and humidity on ultraviolet radiation injury",
journal="National Cancer Institute monograph",
year="1978",
author="Owens, D. W. and Knox, J. M.",
volume="",
number="50",
pages="161-167",
abstract="We investigated the influence of heat, wind, and humidity on UVR-induced acute and chronic skin damage of experimental animals housed in environmental chambers and irradiated under controlled conditions. Hairless mice (strain HRS/J) irradiated after an increase of 10 degrees F in skin temperature had more skin damage than irradiated controls. Significantly more Swiss albino mice irradiated for 400 days while maintained at 90 degrees F developed tumors than did those receiving the same amount of UVR but maintained at room temperature. Mice exposed to UVR daily for 4 weeks while kept in wind of 7 mph had greater damage and slower recovery than animals irradiated but protected from wind. Wind also accelerated tumorigenesis in mice than received chronic UVR. Mice kept at 80% relative humidity and given a single dose of UVR had greater skin injury than animals irradiated while at 5% relative humidity. High midity also appears to accelerate skin cancer formation in animals that were exposed to chronic UVR.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0083-1921",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}