"Ultraviolet Rays" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 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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Cutaneous Melanoma: A Review. JAMA. 2025 Dec 16; 334(23):2113-2125.
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Association between non-melanoma skin cancer, psoriasis, and immunomodulatory therapy: a national epidemiologic study. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Dec 12; 317(1):101.
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Mapping epidermal and dermal cellular senescence in human skin aging. Aging Cell. 2025 Jan; 24(1):e14358.
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Control of Aromatic Disinfection Byproducts in Potable Reuse Water by the UV222/H2O2 vs UV254/H2O2 Advanced Oxidation Processes. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Sep 03; 58(35):15846-15854.
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Loss of CELF2 promotes skin tumorigenesis and increases drug resistance. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Jan; 64(1):101-110.
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Gene-environment interactions and risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with time spent outdoors. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Feb; 82:105351.
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Multispectroscopic, virtual and in vivo insights into the photoaging defense mediated by the natural food colorant bixin. Food Funct. 2023 Jan 03; 14(1):319-334.
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State-dependent pupil dilation rapidly shifts visual feature selectivity. Nature. 2022 10; 610(7930):128-134.
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N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation during UV/Hydrogen Peroxide and UV/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process Treatment Following Reverse Osmosis for Potable Reuse. Environ Sci Technol. 2020 12 01; 54(23):15465-15475.
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TFG-maintaining stability of overlooked FANCD2 confers early DNA-damage response. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 10 24; 12(20):20268-20284.