TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Influence of heat, wind, and humidity on ultraviolet radiation injury
JO  - National Cancer Institute monograph
A1  - Owens, D. W.
A1  - Knox, J. M.
SP  - 161
EP  - 167
VL  - 
IS  - 50
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0083-1921
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -