Novel methodologies to enhance the effectiveness of clinical photodynamic therapy
Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX)-induced photodynamic therapy (POT) utilises the combined interaction of the photosensitiser PpIX, light of a specific wavelength and molecular oxygen to produce cytotoxic species which ultimately leads to the ablation of tumour cells. Dermatological PpIX-PDT, although establ...
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Exeter and Plymouth Peninsula Medical School
2012
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556512 |