The Science of Photobiology

1. Front Matter

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2. Phototechnology and Biological Experimentation

   • John Jagger

   Pages 1-26

3. Spectroscopy

   • Angelo A. Lamola, Nicholas J. Turro

   Pages 27-61

4. Photochemistry

   • Nicholas J. Turro, Angelo A. Lamola

   Pages 63-86

5. Photosensitization

   • John D. Spikes

   Pages 87-112

6. Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on Molecules and Cells

   • Kendric C. Smith

   Pages 113-142

7. Environmental Photobiology

   • Howard H. Seliger

   Pages 143-173

8. Photomedicine

   • John H. Epstein

   Pages 175-207

9. Chronobiology (Circadian Rhythms)

   • Beatrice M. Sweeney

   Pages 209-226

10. Extraretinal Photoreception

    • Michael Menaker

    Pages 227-240

11. Vision

    • Edward A. Dratz

    Pages 241-279

12. Photomorphogenesis

    • Walter Shropshire Jr.

    Pages 281-312

13. Photomovement

    • William G. Hand

    Pages 313-328

14. Photosynthesis

    • David C. Fork

    Pages 329-369

15. Bioluminescence

    • John Lee

    Pages 371-395

16. New Topics in Photobiology

    • Kendric C. Smith

    Pages 397-417

17. Back Matter

    Pages 419-430

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Although there are several excellent books covering a few of the specialized areas of photobiology, at the present time there is no book that covers all areas of the science of photobiology. This book attempts to fill this void. The science of photobiology is currently divided into 14 subspecialty areas by the American Society for Photobiology. The first 14 chapters of this book deal with those subspecialty areas, each written by a leader in the field. Chapter 15, entitled "New Topics in Photobiology," highlights areas of research that may be desig­ nated sUbspecialties of photobiology in the future. This book has been written as a textbook to introduce the science of photobiology to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The chapters are written to provide a broad overview of each topic. They are designed to contain the amount of information that might be presented in a one-to two-hour general lecture. The references are not meant to be exhaustive, but key refer­ ences are included to give students an entry into the literature. Frequently a more recent reference that reviews the literature will be cited rather than the first paper by the author making the original discovery. Whenever practical, a classroom demonstration or simple laboratory exercise has been provided to exemplify one or more major points in a chapter.

• biology
• information
• molecule
• paper
• photobiology
• photochemistry
• photomovement
• photoreception
• photosynthesis
• science
• society
• spectroscopy

• Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA

  Kendric C. Smith

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