Phototesting in bath-PUVA: Marked reduction of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) activity within one hour after an 8-MOP bath

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 100-102

  Schempp, C M ^a   Schopf E ^a   Simon, Jan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

8 methoxypsoralen; bath PUVA; photosensitivity; phototesting

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029830429     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00184.x     Document Type: Article

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