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Category:Integumentary System - Sunlight Damage (view source)
Revision as of 16:13, 21 February 2011
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*Transient erythema may develop into sunburn erythema (warmth, swelling, pain)
+*Diffusion of inflammatory mediators (''e.g.'' cytokines) from damaged keratinocytes and endothelial cells
+*Photooxidation of existing melanin -> pigment darkening
+*Melanogenesis
+*Immune responses of skin are reduced by UV light
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[[Category:Integumentary System - Environmental Pathology]]
[[Category:Integumentary System - Environmental Pathology]]