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Photomicrography of skin by ultraviolet light.
Antonio TostiMaria L. FazziniSanti Villarditasubject
PhotomicrographyMicroscopeMaterials sciencebusiness.industryUltraviolet RaysAbsorption (skin)Cell BiologyDermatologymedicine.disease_causeMelanoproteinsBiochemistrySkin Diseaseslaw.inventionWavelengthOpticslawmedicineUltraviolet lightMethodsHumansbusinessMolecular BiologyUltravioletSkindescription
Skin sections superimposed on fine-grained photographic plates were exposed to ultraviolet light (2580 A wavelength). The images obtained, which reproduced the microanatomy of tissue in the process of ultraviolet photoabsorption, were studied under the microscope. Since absorption is proportional to the concentration of such biologically important chromophore-bearing substances as nueleoproteins and melanoproteins, the method gives information on the content and distribution of these substances in normal and altered tissue.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-09-01 | The Journal of investigative dermatology |