Photodynamic therapy for pythiosis

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pires, Layla ^a   Bosco, Sandra de M G ^a   da Silva Junior, Nelson F ^b   Kurachi, Cristina ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PYTHIUM; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHLORINE; INFECTION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; PYTHIUM; RABBITS; SKIN DISEASES;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 84872728565     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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