Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 120-122 , June 2010

Demonstration of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) localized to areas of palmar skin injected with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and pre-treated with a fractionated CO2 laser prior to topically applied ALA

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PII: S1572-1000(10)00031-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2010.02.004

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 120-122 , June 2010

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