5-Aminolevulinic acid photosensitization of dysplastic barrett's esophagus: A pharmacokinetic study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 656-662

  Ackroyd, Roger ^a   Brown, Nicola ^a   Vernon, David ^b   Roberts, David ^b   Stephenson, Timothy ^c   Marcus, Stuart ^d   Stoddard, Christopher ^a   Reed, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS;

EID: 0033212339     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb08266.x     Document Type: Article

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