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THE lethal and mutagenic effects of ultraviolet light of wavelength below 300 nm on bacterial and mammalian cells have been the subject of many research projects, and several laboratories are investigating the action of near-ultraviolet irradiation provided by black light (300 to 420 nm) on bacterial cells1. There are, however, only a few studies on the effect of black light (near-ultraviolet) on mammalian cells2,3. Several laboratories have reported effects of both visible fluorescent light, which does produce a significant amount of emission in the near-ultraviolet region, and black light on mammalian cells after the incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR) into the cell nucleic acid3–7.
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WANG, R., STOIEN, J. & LANDA, F. Lethal Effect of Near-ultraviolet Irradiation on Mammalian Cells in Culture. Nature 247, 43–45 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247043a0
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