"Ultraviolet Rays" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants.
| Descriptor ID |
D014466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.358.500.505.650.891 G01.590.540.891 G01.750.250.650.891 G01.750.750.659 G01.750.770.578.891 G16.500.275.063.725.525.600 G16.500.750.775.525.600 N06.230.300.100.725.525.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultraviolet Rays- Ultraviolet Rays
- Ray, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Ray
- Ultra-Violet Rays
- Ray, Ultra-Violet
- Ultra Violet Rays
- Ultra-Violet Ray
- UV Light
- Light, UV
- Actinic Rays
- Actinic Ray
- Ray, Actinic
- Ultraviolet Light
- Light, Ultraviolet
UV Radiation- UV Radiation
- Radiation, UV
- Ultraviolet Radiation
- Radiation, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Radiations
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultraviolet Rays" by people in Profiles.
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Decreasing incidence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in people with HIV in South Africa. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 10 09; 115(10):1213-1219.
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The novel application and effect of an ultraviolet light decontamination strategy on the healthcare acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in a hospital setting. J Hosp Infect. 2022 Mar; 121:57-64.
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Degradation of insecticides used for indoor spraying in malaria control and possible solutions. Malar J. 2011 Oct 18; 10:307.
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Maternal vitamin D status: implications for the development of infantile nutritional rickets. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2010 Jun; 39(2):303-20, table of contents.
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Hepatitis B virus X-protein binds damaged DNA and sensitizes liver cells to ultraviolet irradiation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1997 Mar 06; 232(1):255-60.