Ciba Foundation Symposium 146 – Photosensitizing Compounds – Their Chemical Biological & Clinical Use

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Partial table of contents: What Are the Ideal Photoproperties for a Sensitizer? (A. MacRobert, et al.). Porphyrins as Photosensitizers (R. Bonnett & M. Berenbaum). In Vivo Transport and Pharmacokinetic Behavior to Tumor Photosensitizers (G. Jori). Tissue Localization of Photosensitizers and the Mechanism of Photodynamic Tissue Destruction (B. Henderson & D. Bellnier). Effects of Porphyrins on Skin (H. Lim). Photosensitizing Compounds in the Treatment of Psoriasis (H. Honigsmann, et al.). Photodynamic Therapy of Early-Stage Lung Cancer (H. Kato, et al.). Long-Term Experience with Integral Photodynamic Therapy of TIS Bladder Carcinoma (D. Jocham, et al.). Photoradiation Therapy of Brain Tumors (A. Kaye). Index of Contributors. Subject Index.