The sequence of bonded metalloporphyrins - a molecular photonic wire

THE SEQUENCE OF BONDED METALLOPORPHYRINS - A MOLECULAR PHOTONIC WIRE 

METALLOPORPHYRINS, METALLOPHTHALO-CYANINES AND ANALOGOUS COMPLEXES IN PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF CANCER 

Phototherapy is the use of light (near the visible spectral region) in medical therapy. 

It is generally considered that phototherapy was introduced into medicine by N. R. Finsen, a Danish physician. The use of light-sensitive metal com- 

The photosensitizer is administered intravenously. Time allowed for equilibration within the body is 3-96 hours, depending on the sensitizer. The photosensitizer selectivity for tumor cells, as compared to normal cells, is 3 1 for extracranial tumors, but up to 50 1 for brain tumors.  

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