Photodynamic laser therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: Cell culture studies and animal experiments

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-63

  Hendrich, C ^a   Huttmann G ^b   Lehnert, C ^c   Diddens, H ^b   Siebert, W E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c Orthopaedic Clinic Kassel   (Germany)

Author keywords

Photodynamic laser therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovectomy

Indexed keywords

HEMATOPORPHYRIN; PHOTOSAN III; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RABBIT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEMATOPORPHYRINS; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RABBITS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0030624836     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050026     Document Type: Article

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