A physiological role for protoporphyrin IX photodynamic action in the rat Harderian gland?

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-154

  Cui, Z J ^a   Zhou, Y D ^a   Satoh, Y ^b   Habara, Y ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium signalling; Harderian gland; Photodynamic therapy; Protoporphyrin IX; Rats; Secretion

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; FURA 2; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE ALUMINUM; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARDER GLAND; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FURA-2; HARDERIAN GLAND; INDOLES; LIGHT; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0141922955     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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