Effect of Dosimetric and Physiological Factors on the Lethal Photosensitization of Porphyromonas gingivalis in vitro

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1026-1031

  Bhatti, Manpreet ^a   MacRobert, Alexander ^b   Meghji, Sajeda ^a   Henderson, Brian ^a   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; LASER; METABOLISM; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LASERS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031154687     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb07964.x     Document Type: Article

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