Photocytotoxic effect of pseudohypericin versus hypericin

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 87-94

  Vandenbogaerde, Ann L ^a   Kamuhabwa, Appolinary ^a   Delaey, Els ^a   Himpens, Bernard E ^a   Merlevede, Wilfried J ^a   De Witte, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Hypericin; Hypericum; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitization; Pseudohypericin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HYPERICIN; PSEUDOHYPERICIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; FETAL CALF SERUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PERYLENE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0032170338     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00163-8     Document Type: Article

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