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IN recent publications, Mottram and Doniaeh1,2,3,4 reported that many carcinogenic hydrocarbons have a photodynamic effect upon Paramecia and upon the skin of mice. These hydrocarbons under the same experimental conditions did not cause photodynamic haemolysis of erythrocytes.
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WOLMAN, M. Photodynamic Hæmolysis by Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons. Nature 145, 592–593 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145592b0
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