Photodegradation of folic acid during extracorporeal photopheresis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-121

  Der Petrossian, M ^a   Fodinger M ^b   Knobler, R ^a   Honigsmann H ^a   Trautinger, F ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal photopheresis; Folic acid; Photodegradation; Ultraviolet A

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHOXSALEN; PSORALEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; RADIOASSAY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; PHOTOPHERESIS; SKIN DISEASES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33845535110     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07569.x     Document Type: Article

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