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Light : physical and biological action /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1965.
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| Colección: | Monograph series on radiation biology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Light: Physical and Biological Action; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Measurement and Characterization of Light; 1. The Nature of Light; 2. Photometry; 3. Light Sources; 4. The Light from the Sun-Some Biological Implications; Chapter 2. Excitation of Molecules by Light; 1. Basic Photoprocesses in Atoms and Simple Molecules; 2. Fates of Excited Molecules; 3. Photochemical Reactions; Chapter 3. Chemiluminescence-Reactions and Mechanisms; 1. Gas Phase Reactions; 2. Condensed Phase Reactions
- Chapter 4. Bioluminescence-Enzyme-Catalyzed Chemiluminescence1. Firefly Reactions and Mechanism; 2. Bacterial Reactions and Mechanism; 3. General Properties of Other Systems; 4. Evolutionary Aspects of Bioluminescence; Chapter 5. Biological Action of Light; 1. Organization and Structure of Light Receptor Systems; 2. Photosynthesis; 3. Photoperiodism and Photomorphogenesis: The Control of Metabolism by Light; 4. Phototropism and Phototaxis; 5. Direct Stimulation by Light; 6. Vision; 7. Deleterious Effects; 8. Photoreactivation; 9. Optical Asymmetry in Biological Systems
- Appendix I: Physical ConstantsAppendix II: Conversion Factors; Appendix III: Lasers; Appendix IV: Filter Data for Isolation or Absorption; Appendix V: Thermopile Method for Determination of Light Intensities; Appendix VI: Ferrioxalate Chemical Actinometer for Determination of Light Intensitie; Appendix VII: Assay of Adenosine Triphosphate Using Firefly Luminescence; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX