"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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| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 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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The dynamics of mutational selection in cutaneous squamous carcinogenesis. Commun Biol. 2026 Jan 12; 9(1):127.
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Targeting the m6A RNA demethylase FTO enhances UVB-induced DNA damage repair and suppresses skin tumor growth. Photochem Photobiol. 2026 May-Jun; 102(3):676-686.
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YTHDF2 regulates self non-coding RNA metabolism to control inflammation and tumorigenesis. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 12; 16(1):9946.
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Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses. Nat Commun. 2024 11 19; 15(1):9445.
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Safety and Efficacy of Epithelium-Off Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for the Treatment of Corneal Ectasia: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2024 10; 131(10):1234-1242.
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Photolipid excitation triggers depolarizing optocapacitive currents and action potentials. Nat Commun. 2024 02 07; 15(1):1139.
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NAT10 regulates the repair of UVB-induced DNA damage and tumorigenicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2023 10 15; 477:116688.
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Somatic mutations in facial skin from countries of contrasting skin cancer risk. Nat Genet. 2023 09; 55(9):1440-1447.
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A Bioinspired Skin UV Filter with Broadband UV Protection, Photostability, and Resistance to Oxidative Damage. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023 Mar 01; 15(8):10383-10397.
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METTL14 facilitates global genome repair and suppresses skin tumorigenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 08 31; 118(35).