PHOTOSENSITIZING SUBSTANCE IN HUMAN SERUM: EFFECT ON HELA CELLS.
The destructive effects of blue and white light on HeLa cells grown in monolayers is described. Apparently, there is a photosensitizer in the human-serum component of the growth medium. The photosensitizer may be a compound containing riboflavin.
D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D003470:Culture Media; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D008027:Light; D012106:Research; D012256:Riboflavin; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques
D003470:Culture Media; D012256:Riboflavin
BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; LIGHT; RIBOFLAVIN; TISSUE CULTURE