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VERDINS: NEW PHOTOSENSITIZERS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
Author(s) -
Morgan AlanR.,
Rampersaud A.,
Keck RickW.,
Selman StevenH.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1987.tb04791.x
Subject(s) - photodynamic therapy , hematoporphyrin , in vivo , derivative (finance) , photosensitizer , chemistry , cancer research , medicine , photochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , financial economics , economics
The in vivo cytotoxic effect of verdins was determined by histological methods, using the FANFT‐induced urothelial tumor line (AY‐27). The results indicate that the verdins may be good alternatives to hematoporphyrin derivative for photodynamic therapy.