HepG2 human hepatocarcinoma cells: an ex
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Véronique Vonarx-Coinsman; Marie-Thérèse Foultier; Leonor Xavier de Brito; Laure
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Endogenous protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) synthesis after delta-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) administration occurs in cancer cells in vivo; PpIX, which has a short half-life, may thus constitute a good alternative to haematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) (or Photofrin). This study assesses the ability of the hu