Timing of illumination is essential for effective and safe photodynamic therapy: A study in the normal rat oesophagus

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 825-830

  Van Den Boogert, J ^a   Van Hillegersberg, R ^a   Van Staveren, H J ^a   De Bruin, R W F ^a   Van Dekken, H ^a   Siersema, P D ^a   Tilanus, H W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 Aminolaevulinic acid; Illumination; Nerve; Oesophagus; Photodynamic therapy; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; FLUORESCENCE; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; EDEMA; ESOPHAGUS; LIGHT; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033000460     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690132     Document Type: Article

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