Effects of near-infrared laser exposure in a cellular model of wound healing

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Skopin, Mark D ^a   Molitor, Scott C ^a  

^a Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular model; Image analysis; Near infrared laser; Photobio therapy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LASERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 62749116744     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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