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Phototherapy and photopharmacology.
The activation of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) by long-wavelength ultraviolet A light (UVA, 320-400 nm) induces the formation of interstrand cross-links in DNA. Psoralen plus UVA (PUVA) is widely used in the treatment of psoriasis, a hyperproliferative disease of the skin. A new psoralen plus UVA thera...
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Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
1985
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2589966/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3832664 |