1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3/VDR Protects the Skin from UVB-Induced Tumor Formation by Interacting with the β-Catenin Pathway

September 2012 in “ The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ”

Jiang, Yan J., Teichert, Arnaud E., Fong, Frankie, Oda Yuko, Bikle, Daniel D.

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