A Study of the Uptake of Toluidine Blue O by Porphyromonas gingivalis and the Mechanism of Lethal Photosensitization

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 370-376

  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

PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0032161715     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb09694.x     Document Type: Article

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