Comparison of methylene blue and methylene violet for photoinactivation of intracellular and extracellular virus in red cell suspensions

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 451-455

  Skripchenko, Andrey ^a   Robinette, Daniel ^a   Wagner, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0031105373     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb08588.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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