Effects of laser irradiation on Trichophyton rubrum growth and ultrastructure

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 3697-3700

  Xu, Zhi li ^a,b   Jing, Xu ^a   Zhuo, Feng lin ^a   Li, Wang ^a   Wei, Xu ^a   Ying, Xu ^a   Zhang, Xiao yan ^a,c   Zhao, Jun ying ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Electromicroscope; Laser; Trichophyton rubrum; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; EXCIMER LASER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; IRRADIATION; LASER; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YAG LASER;

LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 84867914848     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.20.018     Document Type: Article

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