Towards a mechanism of low energy phototherapy

R. Lubart*, H. Friedmann, A. Faraggi, S. Rochkind

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Abstract

An electron microscopy study of NIH fibroblastic cells irradiated with 632 nm and 360 nm light in the presence or absence of exogeneous porphyrins suggests that porphyrins are responsible for light-tissue interaction. A mechanism for phototherapy is considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-13
Number of pages3
JournalLaser Therapy
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fibroblastic cells
  • Porphyrins
  • Scanning electron microscopy

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