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Photobiological Techniques

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Dennis Paul Valenzeno

    1. The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

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  2. Roy H. Pottier

    1. The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada

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  3. Paul Mathis

    1. CEN Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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  4. Ron H. Douglas

    1. The City University, London, UK

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 216)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  3. Photochemistry

    1. Quantum Yield of a Photochemical Reaction

      • Roy H. Pottier, David A. Russell
      Pages 45-57

    2. Photochemistry and Photobiology of Tetrapyrrole Pigments

      • Antony F. McDonagh
      Pages 59-76

    3. The Flavin-EDTA System in the Study of Photocatalytic Redox Reactions

      • Aurelio Serrano
      Pages 77-84

  4. Photosensitization

    1. Photosensitization: Reaction Pathways

      • Johan E. Van Lier
      Pages 85-98

    2. Membrane Photomodification

      • Dennis Paul Valenzeno
      Pages 99-115

    3. Spectroscopic Determination of Hematoporphyrin-Membrane Partition Parameters

      • Eitan Gross
      Pages 117-126

  5. Photosynthesis

    1. Near Infra-Red Flash Absorption: A Tool for Studying Photosynthesis

      • Paul Mathis, Danièle Thibodeau
      Pages 127-145

    2. Chlorophyll Fluorescence Transients in Chloroplasts and Leaves

      • Jean-Marc Ducruet, Paul Mathis
      Pages 147-163

  7. Environmental Photobiology

    1. Isolation and Biological Activity of Plant Derived Phototoxins

      • John Thor Arnason, Robin J. Marles, Richard R. Aucoin
      Pages 187-196

  10. Photomovement

    1. Photomovement

      • Wilhelm Nultsch, Jürgen Pfau
      Pages 249-277

  11. Chronobiology

    1. Effects of Light on Circadian Rhythms in Plants and Animals

      • Wilhelm Nultsch, Gerhard Heldmaier, Glenn Weagle
      Pages 279-295

  12. Bioluminescence

    1. Bioluminescence: Biochemistry for Fun and Profit

      • John Lee
      Pages 297-321
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About this book

The fIrst edition of the Science 0/ Photobiology edited by Kendric C. Smith (plenum Press, 1977) was a comprehensive textbook of photobiology, devoting a chapter to each of the subdisciplines of the fIeld. At the end of many of these chapters there were brief descriptions of simple experiments that students could perform to demonstrate the principles discussed. In the succeeding years some photobiologists felt that a more complete publica­ tion of experiments in photobiology would be a useful teaching tool. Thus, in the 1980s the American Society for Photobiology (ASP) attempted to produce a laboratory manual in photobiology. Cognizant of these efforts, Kendric Smith elected to publish the second edition of The Science o/Photobiology (1989) without experiments; anticipating the comple­ tion of the ASP laboratory manual. Unfortunately, the initial ASP efforts met with limited success, and several years were to pass before a photobiology laboratory manual became a reality. One of the major stumbling blocks to production of an accurate and reliable laboratory manual was the requirement that the experiments be tested, not just by the author who is familiar with the techniques, but by students who may be quite new to photobiology. How could this be accomplished with limited resources? Many ideas were considered and discarded, before a workable solution was found. The catalyst that enabled the careful screening of all experiments in this book was a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) devoted entirely to this purpose.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

    Dennis Paul Valenzeno

  • The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada

    Roy H. Pottier

  • CEN Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    Paul Mathis

  • The City University, London, UK

    Ron H. Douglas

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photobiological Techniques

  • Editors: Dennis Paul Valenzeno, Roy H. Pottier, Paul Mathis, Ron H. Douglas

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3840-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44057-1Published: 31 January 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43778-6Published: 31 January 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-3840-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 381

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Biotechnology

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