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Muscle damage and recovery in the rabbit tongue following photodynamic therapy with haematoporphyrin derivative. 1991

A F Jefferis, and E B Chevretton, and M C Berenbaum

Ear, Nose and Throat Department, St Mary's Hospital, London, England.

To study the effects of photodynamic therapy on the tissues of the tongue, 20 New Zealand White rabbits were injected intravenously with haematoporphyrin derivative. Their tongues and those of 2 controls were illuminated with 100 J/cm2 of red light from a copper vapour-pumped dye laser emitting light at 625 nm. The rabbits were sacrificed at intervals between 2 days and 12 weeks following treatment. Their tongues were examined histologically. Initially there was marked damage to mucosa, muscle and blood vessels. However, this healed by a mixture of regeneration and scarring.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011817	Rabbits	A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.	Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D006414	Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation	Photochemotherapy using visible light, usually red, topically or delivered locally by fiberoptic probe to tissues sensitized with hematoporphyrins.	Photochemotherapy, Hematoporphyrin,Photoradiation, Hematoporphyrin,Hematoporphyrin Photochemotherapy
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014059	Tongue	A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.	Tongues
D014060	Tongue Diseases	Diseases involving the TONGUE.	Microglossia,Disease, Tongue,Diseases, Tongue,Microglossias,Tongue Disease
D014945	Wound Healing	Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.	Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings