In vitro measurements of cytotoxic effects of 193 nm and 213 nm laser pulses at subablative fluences

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-93

  Ediger, M N ^a   Pettit, G H ^a   Matchette, L S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal ablation; Cytotoxicity; Free radicals; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEA SURGERY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IRRADIATION; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YAG LASER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER;

EID: 0030747710     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1997)21:1<88::AID-LSM13>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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