An investigation into the potential of phenothiazinium-based photo-sensitisers to act as PDT agents

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-239

  Harris, F ^a   Sayed, Z ^a   Hussain, S ^a   Phoenix, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet assay; EMT 6 cell DNA; Erythrocyte membranes; PDT agent; Phenothiazinium based photo sensitiser

Indexed keywords

AZURE A; AZURE B; AZURE C; BRILLIANT CREOSYL BLUE; DIMETHYLMETHYLENE BLUE; DNA; NEUTRAL RED; NEW METHYLENE BLUE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PYRONINE; SINGLET OXYGEN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; ILLUMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIPOPHILICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 18144418553     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-1000(04)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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