Hypericin in phototherapy

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Koren, H ^a   Schenk, G M ^a   Jindra, R H ^a,b   Alth, G ^a,b   Ebermann, R ^b,c   Kubin, A ^b,c   Koderhold, G ^a   Kreitner, M ^b,c  

^a Sonderabteilung fur Strahlentherapie   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Combined use of different photosensitizers; Hypericin; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; HYPERICIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

AGED; ARGON LASER; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030294752     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07357-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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