5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX fluorescence and photodynamic effects in the rat bladder: An in vivo study comparing oral and intravesical ALA administration

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 254-264

  Chang, Shi Chung ^a,b,c   Buonaccorsi, Gio ^a,b,c   MacRobert, Alexander J ^a,b,c   Bown, S G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5 Aminolevulinic acid (ALA); bladder cancer; fluorescence microscopy; intravesical therapy; photodynamic therapy; skin photosensitization

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PRODRUGS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0030906810     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1997)20:3<254::AID-LSM4>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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