The Role of Radiation in Photodynamic Action
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- 1 December 1951
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 28 (4) , 537-540
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.28.4.537
Abstract
It has been demonstrated that, within certain limits, the radiation of cultures of Paramecium bursaria, which had been kept in the dark, with wave-lengths greater than 3300 A., facilitates a subsequently elicited photodynamic response. A period of darkness following the pre-irradiation allows of a return to the normal condition. The role of radiation in the mechanism of photodynamic action is discussed.Keywords
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