UV effects in 'the real world': Problems of UV dosimetry in complex organisms

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-13

  Sutherland, Betsy M ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex organisms; UV dosimetry; UV effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; HIGHER PLANT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SEA; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0030868442     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(97)82942-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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