Xenon chloride ultraviolet B laser is more effective in treating psoriasis and in inducing T cell apoptosis than narrow-band ultraviolet B

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-38

  Novák, Zoltán ^a   Bónis, Béla ^a   Baltás, Eszter ^a   Ocsovszki, Imre ^a   Ignácz, Ferenc ^a   Dobozy, Attila ^a   Kemény, Lajos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Psoriasis; T cells; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; XENON; CHLORIDE; XENON CHLORIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; CYTOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; CHLORIDES; HUMAN; LASERS; PSORIASIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; XENON; HUMANS;

EID: 0036110407     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(02)00280-4     Document Type: Article

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