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Influence of near-ultraviolet radiation on reproductive and immunological development in juvenile male Siberian hamsters

George C. Brainard1,*, John P. Hanifin1, Felix M. Barker2, Britt Sanford1 and Milton H. Stetson3

1 Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA,
2 The Martin Hafter Light and Laser Institute, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, USA and
3 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA



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  		Fig. 1. Lens transmittance of ultraviolet (<400nm), visible (400–760nm) and infrared (>760nm) energy in adult male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Values are means ± S.D. (N=3).

 


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  		Fig. 2. The effects of a daily pulse of monochromatic ultraviolet radiation at 320nm (Short + 320nm) on the reproductive and immune systems of developing juvenile male hamsters. (A) Mean testes mass (%) of animals exposed to a long photoperiod (16h:8h L:D), a short photoperiod (10h:14h L:D), or a short photoperiod with a daily 15min pulse of monochromatic UV-A light at 320nm during the middle of the night. (B) Mean thymus mass (%) of the same animals. Values are means ± S.E.M. (N=29). An asterisk indicates a significant difference (P<0.001) from the long-photoperiod value.

 

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