Mice were exposed to a single dose of 250 (a), 500
(b), or 2,000 (c) J/m2 UVB.
At various times after irradiation, WT (closed bars),
Xpa−/− (crosshatched bars),
Xpc−/− (hatched bars), and
Csb−/− (open bars) mice were killed.
Sections (5 μm) were made from skin biopsies and the number of
caspase 3-positive epidermal cells per arbitrary unit (a.u.) was
counted. Data are means ± SEM (n ≥ 3) or
variation (n = 2).