Photochemistry and phototoxicity of aloe emodin

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 346-352

  Vath, Peter ^a   Wamer, Wayne G ^b   Falvey, Daniel E ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE EMODIN; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; SINGLET OXYGEN; DNA; EMODIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; SKIN FIBROBLAST; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALOE; ALOE VERA;

CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; EMODIN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SINGLET OXYGEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 85047688733     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0750346PAPOAE2.0.CO2     Document Type: Article

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