Cytotoxicity and Antiproliferative Effect of Hypericin and Derivatives after Photosensitization

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-125

  Vandenbogaerde, Ann L ^a   Delaey, Els M ^a   Vantieghem, Annelies M ^a   Himpens, Bernard E ^a   Merlevede, Wilfried J ^a   De Witte, Peter A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Campus Gasthuisberg O+N   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYPERICIN; PERYLENE; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031613341     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05174.x     Document Type: Article

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