The influence of media polarity and red light on photofrin II and hypericin

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 897-901

  Kulbacka, Julita ^a   Boehm, Dorota ^a   Chwilkowska, Agnieszka ^a   Saczko, Jolanta ^a   Banaś, Teresa ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hypericin; Photodynamic therapy; Photofrin II; Red light absorption; Spectroscopy UV Vis

Indexed keywords

DYE; HYPERICIN; PHOTOFRIN II; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SOLVENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RADIOSENSITIZATION; RED LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 12344269931     PISSN: 1230025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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