Photo-induced electron emission from 17β-estradiol and progesterone and possible biological consequences

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-41

  Getoff, Nikola ^a   Hartmann, Johannes ^a   Huber, Johannes C ^b   Quint, Ruth Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Excited state; Progesterone; Solvated electrons

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ELECTRONS; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 46949093722     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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