Early apoptosis plays an important role in the healing mechanism of cutaneous basal cell carcinomas after photodynamic therapy [7]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 205-206

  Prignano, F ^a   Bianchi, B ^a   Domenici, L ^a   Rossi, R ^a   Romagnoli, P ^a   Pimpinelli, N ^a   Cappugi, P ^a   Giannotti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

APOPTOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL LABELING; DRUG ACTIVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IRRADIATION; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NICK END LABELING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0041633585     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05396.x     Document Type: Letter

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