Enhancing of methotrexate activity during optical beam irradiation in photodynamic therapy of cancer and non-cancer diseases

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1305-1310

  Brezeanu, M ^a   Gazdaru, D M ^b   Voicu, L ^a   Morarescu, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Methotrexate; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitisers; UV vis irradiation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DRUG PRODUCTS; IRRADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SKIN; TUMORS; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CANCER CELLS; CYTOSTATIC ACTIVITY; METHOTREXATE; UV-VIS IRRADIATION;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

EID: 10944230751     PISSN: 14544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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