Photodynamic therapy in veterinary medicine : from basics to clinical practice /

Photodynamic therapy in veterinary medicine : from basics to clinical practice /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Animals -- Diseases -- Photochemotherapy.
Veterinary medicine.
Veterinary medicine.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11271797
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Other authors / contributors:Sellera, Fábio Parra, editor.
Nascimento, Cristiane Lassálvia, editor.
Ribeiro, Martha Simões, editor.
ISBN:9783319450070
3319450077
3319450069
9783319450063
9783319450063
Digital file characteristics:text file
PDF
Notes:Includes index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 10, 2017).
Summary:This pioneering book offers an introduction to photodynamic therapy, a promising new approach in the treatment of complex diseases like cancer and microbial infections in animals. Addressing all aspects, ranging from basics to clinical practice, it presents the history and fundamentals of photodynamic therapy for non-experts. It includes a collection of basic and clinical studies in cancer and infectious diseases, as well as illustrations of successful treatment procedures and future perspectives and innovative applications involving nanotechnology and advanced drug delivery. This valuable resource offers readers insights into how the therapy works and how to apply it effectively in daily practice.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319450063
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-45007-0
Table of Contents:
  • History of Photodynamic Therapy
  • Photophysical and photochemical mechanisms
  • Photosensitizers
  • Molecular damage
  • Cellular damage
  • Systemic effects
  • Multimodality dosimetry
  • How to enter PDT in the clinical practice?
  • Basic studies in cancer PDT
  • Clinical applications of cancer PDT
  • Basic studies in antimicrobial PDT
  • Clinical applications of antimicrobial PDT
  • Other practices in PDT
  • Future perspectives.

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