Topical 4-thiothymidine is a viable photosensitiser for the photodynamic therapy of skin malignancies

Emilios Gemenetzidis Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Tumour Biology, London, UK

Oksana Shavorskaya Eppendorf Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria

Yao-Zhong XuDepartment of Chemistry and Analytical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall,Milton Keynes, UK

Giuseppe TrigianteDepartment of Chemistry and Analytical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall,Milton Keynes, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

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