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The Science of Photobiology

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  • © 1989
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Editors:
  1. Kendric C. Smith

    1. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Photophysics

    • Leonard I. Grossweiner
    Pages 1-45

  3. Photochemistry

    • Leonard I. Grossweiner, Kendric C. Smith
    Pages 47-78

  4. Photosensitization

    • John D. Spikes
    Pages 79-110

  5. UV Radiation Effects

    • Kendric C. Smith
    Pages 111-133

  6. Environmental Photobiology

    • Ronald Robberecht
    Pages 135-154

  7. Photomedicine

    • John H. Epstein
    Pages 155-192

  8. Circadian Rhythms

    • Jerry F. Feldman
    Pages 193-213

  9. Extraretinal Photoreception

    • Michael Menaker
    Pages 215-230

  10. Vision

    • Edward A. Dratz
    Pages 231-271

  11. Photomorphogenesis

    • Lee H. Pratt, Marie-Michèle Cordonnier
    Pages 273-304

  12. Photomovement

    • Pill-Soon Song, Kenneth L. Poff
    Pages 305-346

  13. Photosynthesis

    • David C. Fork
    Pages 347-390

  14. Bioluminescence

    • John Lee
    Pages 391-417

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 419-426
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About this book

The first edition of The Science of Photobiology was published in 1977, and was the first textbook to cover all of the major areas of photobiology. The science of photobiology is currently divided into 14 subspecialty areas by the American Society for Photobiology. In this edition, however, the topics of phototechnology and spectroscopy have been com­ bined in a new chapter entitled "Photophysics." The other subspecialty areas remain the same, i.e., Photochemistry, Photosensitization, UV Radiation Effects, Environmental Photobiology, Photomedicine, Circadian Rhythms, Extraretinal Photoreception, Vision, Photomorphogenesis, Photomovement, Photosynthesis, and Bioluminescence. 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 references 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. The chapters are not meant to be a repository of facts for research workers in the field, but rather are concerned with demon­ strating the importance of each specialty area of photobiology, and documenting its relevance to current and/or future problems of man.

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From reviews of the First Edition:
`This is a well-balanced, well-thought-out, and readable volume, and it will serve as a fine introduction ... It clearly belongs in all good college and university libraries.'
Choice

`... a successful attempt to introduce the interested reader to the field of photobiology.'
Photochemistry and Photobiology

`It is seldom that one can unreservedly recommend a book, but it is a pleasure to do so for this volume.'
The Photobiology

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  • Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA

    Kendric C. Smith

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