Light and drug distribution with topically administered photosensitizers

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 261-265

  Svaasand, L O ^a,b   Tromberg, B J ^b   Wyss, P ^b,c   Wyss Desserich, M T ^b,c   Tadir, Y ^b   Berns, M W ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

5 aminolaevulinic acid; Dosimetry; Photobleaching; Photodynamic therapy; Protoporphyrin IX; Topical application

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; DIFFUSION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MODEL; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030476899     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02134917     Document Type: Article

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