Effect of continuous and multiple doses of 5-aminolevulinic acid on protoporphyrin IX concentrations in the rat uterus

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 122-127

  Roy, Brenda N ^a   Van Vugt, Dean A ^a   Weagle, Glenn E ^b   Pottier, Roy H ^b   Reid, Robert L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Photodynamic therapy; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ESTROGEN; METHANOL; PERCHLORIC ACID; PROTOPORPHYRIN; SILASTIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG IMPLANT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROCAPSULE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; OVARY; PH; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UTERUS;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031449168     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(97)00093-6     Document Type: Article

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