photobiology
Sign in to savePhotobiology is the scientific study of the beneficial and harmful interactions of light (technically, non-ionizing radiation) in living organisms. The field includes the study of photophysics, photochemistry, photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis, visual processing, circadian rhythms, photomovement, bioluminescence, and ultraviolet radiation effects.
Research
4,184 papers- Photobiology of vitamins.Nutrition reviews · 2018
- Photobiology: Light signal transduction and photomorphogenesis.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2020
- Photobiology of photocarcinogenesis.Photochemistry and photobiology · 1996
- [Cellular photobiology].Revue medicale de Liege · 2005
- Introduction to photobiology.Dermatologic clinics · 2014
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Photophysics
- Photochemistry
- Plant photobiology
- Photosynthesis
- Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
- Photobiologically Active Radiation (PBAR)
- Photomorphogenesis
- Secondary Plant Metabolites
- Photobiologists
- See also
- References
- External links
Photobiology is the scientific study of the beneficial and harmful interactions of light (technically, non-ionizing radiation) in living organisms. The field includes the study of photophysics, photochemistry, photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis, visual processing, circadian rhythms, photomovement, bioluminescence, and ultraviolet radiation effects.
The division between ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation is typically considered to be a photon energy greater than 10 eV, which approximately corresponds to both the first ionization energy of oxygen, and the ionization energy of hydrogen at about 14 eV.
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