Red blood cell ghosts and intact red blood cells as complementary models in photodynamic cell research

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-126

  Kaestner, Lars ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Erythrocyte ghosts; Human erythrocytes; Pheophorbide a; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SCANNING;

PHOTODYNAMIC DAMAGES; PHOTODYNAMIC EFFECTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

PHEOPHORBIDE;

CELL DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; PHOTODYNAMICS;

CHLOROPHYLL; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 1642402873     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2003.08.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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