New 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Esters-Efficient Protoporphyrin Precursors for Photodetection and Photodynamic Therapy

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 481-486

  Brunner, H ^a   Hausmann, F ^a   Knuechel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ESTERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROTOPORPHYRINS;

EID: 0344413604     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0481:NAAEPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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