Photobiology : principles, applications, and effects / Leon N. Collignon and Claud B. Normand, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collignon, Léon N.

Normand, Claud B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photobiology.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Photobiology is the scientific study of the interactions of light and living organisms. This book summarises the knowledge about the risks of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on infant skin, including epidemiologic evidence regarding sun exposure in this age group.

Contents:

On possible coherent effects in primary visual perception / V. D. Svetand A.M. Khazen

Photobiology of infant skin / Georgios N. Stamatas,M. Catherine Mackand Katharine M. Martin

Molecular typing of polymorphic genes by time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer / L. Nardo, M. Bondani, G. Tosi, R. S. Accolla and A. Andreoni

Protein photo-oxidative damage : consequences, characterisation and control / Jolon M. Dyer

Early stages in formation of photosynthetic pigment apparatus / Olga B. Belyaeva and Felix F. Litvin

Chemopreventive action of organic and inorganic materials on phototoxic effect / Kazutaka Hirakawa

Pigmentation as a UV-screening strategy of lichenized fungi from the tropical andes and its possible role on planetary surfaces / Vicente Marcano, José Alberto Rojas, Alirio Balza, Ricardo Díaz, Roxana Pérezand Pedro Benitez

Diversity and evolution of animal rhodopsin and phototransduction cascade / Akihisa Terakita

Effects of natural ultraviolet radiation exposure in inland water ecosystems of Chilean Patagonia / Patricio De los Ríos and Patricio Acevedo

Folic acid : an important factor for skin homeostasis and repair / Anja Knott, Heiko Mielke, Katja Reuschlein, Sören Jaspers, Urte Koop, Franz Stäb, Horst Wenck and Stefan Gallinat

Transcriptional changes in energy metabolism and protein synthesis predominate in the early phase after photodynamic therapy / Yuji Morimoto, Kouji Matsumura, Yoshinori Nakagishi and Satoko Kawauchi

The oriental hornet Vespa Orientalis (hymenoptera : Vespinae) cuticular yellow stripe as an organic solar cell : a hypothesis / Marian Plotkin, Stanislav Volynchik, Reuben Hiller, David J. Bergmanand Jacob S. Ishay

Commentary : application of imaging mass spectrometry to photobiology / Takahiro Hayasaka,Takayuki Naitoand Mitsutoshi Setou

Coordinative and dynamic regulation of translation and transcription by nitric oxide and superoxide upon ultraviolet light irradiation / Shiyong Wu and Oliver L. Carpenter

Photodynamic therapy with preserved immune system : expectation for treatment for localized bacterial infection / Yuji Morimoto, Masamitsu Tanaka and Manabu Kinoshita.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61122-881-6