Electric field-enhanced activation of hematoporphyrin derivative: Effects on a human tumour cell line

Cancer Letters

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 145-151

  Ward, T ^a   Mooney, D ^a   Flynn, G ^b   McHale, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Electric; Fields; HeLa; Hematoporphyrin derivative; Photodynamic; Therapy

Indexed keywords

HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CYTOLYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELD; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL SURVIVAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HELA CELLS; HEMATOPORPHYRINS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031586747     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(96)04592-2     Document Type: Article

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