This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (44)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

ROBERT G. FREEMAN, MD; JOHN M. KNOX, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1964;89(6):858-864.

Abstract
Heat enhances the injurious effect of ultraviolet light exposure. This has been shown in mice subjected to acute ultraviolet burns and in mice killed by continuous ultraviolet exposure. Mice living in a heated environment did not live as long as mice kept at room temperature. The rate of development of skin tumors was higher in mice exposed to ultraviolet light and kept in a hot environment than in mice exposed to ultraviolet light and kept at room temperature or heated for three hours after exposure. Fewer tumors appeared in mice heated for three hours before ultraviolet exposure.

Author Affiliations
HOUSTON

From Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Baylor University College of Medicine.

Footnotes
This essay was awarded Second Prize in the 1963 Annual Essay Contest of the American Dermatological Association.

Supported by Army Grant No. DA-49-007-MD-953.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Parents' Use of Sunscreen on Beach-Going Children: The Burnt Child Dreads the Fire
Maducdoc et al.
Arch Dermatol 1992;128:628-629.
ABSTRACT  

The Influence of Infrared Radiation on Short-term Ultraviolet-Radiation-Induced Injuries
Kaidbey et al.
Arch Dermatol 1982;118:315-318.
ABSTRACT  

Influence of Wind on Ultraviolet Injury
Owens et al.
Arch Dermatol 1974;109:200-201.
ABSTRACT