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Abstract
Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a beneficial reaction affecting the diseased tissue. These compounds can be administered topically or systemically and have been used therapeutically to treat psoriasis and various types of neoplasms.
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9 entry terms
- Photosensitizer
- Photosensitizers
- Photosensitizing Agent
- Agent, Photosensitizing
- Agents, Photosensitizing
- Photosensitizing Effect
- Photosensitizing Effects
- Effect, Photosensitizing
- Effects, Photosensitizing
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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note entry term PHOTOSENSITIZING EFFECT: use only for the photosensitizing effect of a chemical substance
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Photosensitizing Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017319. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017319
- Photosensitizing Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosensitizer
- Photosensitizing Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901934