Journal article
Photodynamic endometrial ablation in the nonhuman primate.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced photodynamic endometrial ablation in the rhesus monkey under varying conditions of light delivery (fractionated versus continuous) and steroid priming.
METHODS: Photodynamic endometrial ablation was carried out in 17 rhesus monkeys that were either postmenopausal or in the early proliferative phase. Four hours after intralumenal injection of ALA (250 mg in 1 mL hyskon), …
Authors
Van Vugt DA; Krzemien A; Roy BN; Fletcher WA; Foster W; Lundahl S; Marcus SL; Reid RL
Journal
Reproductive Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 125–130
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
4 2000
DOI
10.1016/s1071-5576(00)00037-x
ISSN
1933-7191