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UVA radiation augments cytotoxic activity of psoralens in melanoma cells

Dorota WrześniokDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Artur BeberokDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Jakub RokDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Marcin DelijewskiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Anna HechmannStudent Scientific Society at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Martyna OprzondekStudent Scientific Society at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Zuzanna RzepkaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Barbara Bacler-ŻbikowskaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, PolandView further author information
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Ewa BuszmanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; View further author information
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Pages 734-739 | Received 06 Nov 2016, Accepted 12 Feb 2017, Published online: 13 Mar 2017

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