Protective action of beta‐carotene against lethal photosensitization of fibroblasts in vitro *

Cell culture experiments using haematoporphyrin photosensitized bovine hoof fibroblasts and longwave uv‐irradiation revealed two distinct and separable patterns of lethal photosensitization according to two different sensitization procedures:

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