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Photobiological and Ultrastructural Studies of Nanoparticles of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-Containing Bacteriochlorophyll-a as a Photosensitizer Useful for PDT Treatment

Anderson J. Gomes Instituto de Química da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
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Laurelúcia O. Lunardi Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeiräo Preto, Brazil
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Juliana M. Marchetti Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeiräo Preto, Brazil
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Claure N. Lunardi Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeiräo Preto, Brazil
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Antonio C. Tedesco Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeiräo Preto, Brazil
Pages 159-164 | Received 11 Aug 2004, Accepted 28 Mar 2005, Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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