A comparative study on the photocytotoxicity of hypericin on A431 cells using three different assays

Anticancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2 A, 1998, Pages 1181-1184

  Ugwu, Francisca ^a   Vandenbogaerde, Ann L ^a   Merlevede, Wilfried J ^a   De Witte, Peter A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Lab V Farmaceutische Biol F   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A431 cells; Cytotoxicity; Hypericin; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizer

Indexed keywords

HYPERICIN; NEUTRAL RED; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031812602     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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