The use of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its derivatives in photodynamic therapy and diagnosis
5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is used as a drug in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) of cancer. Combined with irradiation at the appropriate wavelength, it is used as a photosensitizer precursor to identify/kill tumour cells. In cells, 5-aminolevulinic acid is converted...
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| Language: | English |
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Military University of Technology, Warsaw
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej |
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| Online Access: | http://biuletynwat.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.8498 |