Effect of N-acetylcysteรฏne on photofrin-
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Dr. Paul Baas; Inge van Mansom; Harm van Tinteren; Fiona A. Stewart; Nico van Za
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background and Objective: One of the major side effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) employing Photofrin as the sensitizer is enhanced photosensitivity of the skin. The basic mechanism in PDT damage is believed to be the formation of singlet oxygen and radical species. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) increa