Hypocrellins as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: A screening evaluation and pharmacokinetic study

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-350

  Estey, Eric P ^a   Brown, Kevin ^a   Diwu, Zhenjun ^b   Liu, Jixiang ^b   Lown, J William ^b   Miller, Gerald G ^a   Moore, Ronald B ^a   Tulip, John ^b   McPhee, Malcolm S ^a  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypocrellins; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizers

Indexed keywords

HYPOCRELLIN DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SINGLET OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG UPTAKE; FLUOROMETRY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; MICE; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; QUINONES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030046020     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050395     Document Type: Article

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