UV Protection in the Cornea: Failure and Rescue
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation induces DNA lesions in all directly exposed tissues. In the human body, two tissues are chronically exposed to UV: the skin and the cornea. The most frequent UV-induced DNA lesions are cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) that can lead to apoptosis or induce tumorigenesi...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Series: | Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/2/278 |