Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Photophysiology [Texte électronique] : current topics. Volume III / edited by Arthur C. Giese, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, California
Publication : New York : Academic Press, 1968
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (304 pages)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 22, 2014).
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Giese, Arthur Charles (1904-1994). Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Photobiologie
Photochimie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781483227801
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446670182
Notice n° :
FRBNF44667018
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Front Cover; Photophysiology: Current Topics; Copyright Page; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS;
Preface; Table of Contens; CONTENTS OF OTHER VOLUMES; Chapter 1. PHOTOCHEMICAL METHODS;
1. Introduction; 2. Generation of "Monochromatic" Light; 3. Measurement of Light Intensity;
4. Preparative Photochemistry; 5. Transients and Difference Spectra; REFERENCES; Chapter
2. PHOTODYNAMIC ACTION; 1. Introduction; 2. Survey of Photodynamic Action Studies;
3. Mechanism of Photodynamic Action; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. PHOTOTROPISM IN FUNGI;
1. Introduction; 2. Occurrence of Phototropic Responses.
3. Morphological Aspects of Phototropic Responses4. Optical Aspects of Phototropism;
5. Photoreceptors; 6. Mechanism of Phototropic Responses; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. STUDIES
ON THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON CHLOROPLAST STRUCTURE; 1. Introduction; 2. Effects of Light
on Light Scattering, Absorbancy, and Volume of Isolated Chloroplasts; 3. Light Scattering,
Transmission, and Volume Changes Induced by Light in Vivo; 4. Alterations of Chloroplast
Ultrastructure Induced by Illumination in Vitro; 5. Alterations of Chloroplast Ultrastructure
Induced by Illumination in Vivo.
6. Mechanisms of Structural Modifications in ChloroplastsACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES;
Chapter 5. THE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION OF CAROTENOID PIGMENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Aerobic
Photosensitivity in Nature; 3. Interactions between Carotenoids and Photosensitizers;
4. Biochemical Events Related to a Protective Function of Carotenoids; 5. Ecological
and Evolutionary Significance of Carotenoid Pigments; 6. Summary and Conclusions;
REFERENCES; Chapter 6. STRUCTURE OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS; 1. Introduction;
2. General Orientation and Distribution of the Photosynthetic Membranes.
3. Substructure of the Photosynthetic Membranes4. Structure of Photosynthetic Membranes
in Relation to Structure of Other Biological Membranes; 5. Conclusion; REFERENCES;
Chapter 7. PRIMARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory of Energy
Transfer and Trapping; 3. Fluorescence Studies; 4. Kinetics; REFERENCES; Chapter 8.
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE; 1. Life in the Universe; 2. The Primitive
Atmosphere; 3. Rise of Oxygen; 4. The Solar Spectrum; 5. Experiments; 6. Conclusion;
REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.
