Dendrimers in photodynamic therapy

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 4903-4912

  Klajnert, B ^a   Rozanek, M ^a   Bryszewska, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Carrier; Dendrimer; PDT; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizer; Tumor

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DENDRIMER; PHEOPHORBIDE; PHEOPHORBIDE ALPHA; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; POLYAMIDOAMINE; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; ROSE BENGAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC PORPHYRIN;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENCAPSULATION; MICELLE; NEOPLASM; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTON; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DENDRIMERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 84870402795     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/0929867311209024903     Document Type: Review

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