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Ancient legend tells us that when the sun chariot came too close to the earth it scorched life upon it. And today we know that too much sun not only burns our skin but also the surface of many animals and plants. Sunburn results chiefly from cumulative injury to cells in the exposed skin. Interaction between injured cells and other parts of the skin is a controversial area of scientific study and few clear results are reported. This chapter will consider the cellular events.
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Giese, A.C. (1976). Sunburn. In: Living with Our Sun’s Ultraviolet Rays. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8744-6_5
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