Ultra-weak photon emission from biological samples: Definition, mechanisms, properties, detection and applications

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 2-10

  Cifra, Michal ^a   Pospíšil, Pavel ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHOTONICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Charge coupled device; Chemiluminescence; Non invasive diagnostics; Oxidative stress; Photomultiplier; Singlet oxygen; Triplet excited carbonyl

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PEROXY RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SKIN CREAM; SUPEROXIDE;

ABIOTIC STRESS; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGRICULTURE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; BEAN; CAMERA; CANCER CELL LINE; CELL METABOLISM; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOADDITION; DECOMPOSITION; DERMATOLOGY; DIODE; DROUGHT STRESS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; INDUCED ULTRA WEAK PHOTON EMISSION IMAGING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUMINESCENCE; MECHANOLUMINESCENCE; METABOLIC STRESS; MONOCHORIA VAGINALIS; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT RESPONSE; POTATO; PSEUDOMONAS; RADIATION; SALT STRESS; SCHOENOPLECTUS JUNCOIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOYBEAN; SOYBEAN MILK; SPONTANEOUS ULTRA WEAK PHOTON EMISSION IMAGING; THERMAL RADIATION; TUBE; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ANIMAL; NOMENCLATURE; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTON; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84908500940     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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