Electron emission from photo-excited testosterone in water-ethanol solution

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-182

  Getoff, Nikola ^a   Schittl, Heike ^a   Hartmann, Johannes ^a   Quint, Ruth Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Excited state; Sexual hormone; Solvated electron; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTODYNAMICS; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRONS; ETHANOL; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLUTIONS; TESTOSTERONE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 60549099553     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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