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Action Spectrum
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Spectrum, Action
A technique used to measure the rate of physiological activity plotted against wavelength of light. An action spectrum depicts the most effective…
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1990
1990
An action spectrum for the elicitation of erythema in skin persistently sensitized by photobound 8-methoxypsoralen.
B. Ortel
,
R. Gange
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
1990
Corpus ID: 20590157
Human skin can be rendered persistently photosensitive by topical application of aqueous 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and exposure…
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
SINGLE‐STRAND BREAKS INDUCED IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS DNA BY ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT: ACTION SPECTRUM and PROPERTIES
M. Peak
,
J. G. Peak
Photochemistry and Photobiology
1982
Corpus ID: 1796204
Abstract— The induction of single‐strand breaks (alkali‐labile bonds plus frank breaks) in the DNA of Bacillus subtilis…
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1981
1981
An action spectrum for 8‐MOP induced sunburn cells in mammalian epidermis
A. Young
,
I. Magnus
British Journal of Dermatology
1981
Corpus ID: 37711677
The histological change known as individual cell shrinkage necrosis (so‐called ‘sunburn cell’ in mammalian epidermis) would seem…
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Transient photovoltages in purple membrane multilayers. Charge displacement in bacteriorhodopsin and its photointermediates.
S. Hwang
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J. I. Korenbrot
,
W. Stoeckenius
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
1978
Corpus ID: 43156839
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1976
Highly Cited
1976
ACTION SPECTRUM AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES CORRELATED WITH THE PHOTOPHOBIC RESPONSE OF STENTOR COERULEUS
D. C. Wood
Photochemistry and Photobiology
1976
Corpus ID: 30563324
Abstract— The blue‐green ciliate. Stentor coeruleus, is found predominantly in shady places. This concentration occurs because…
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1973
Highly Cited
1973
Photocontrol of the germination of onoclea spores: I. Action spectrum.
L. Towill
,
H. Ikuma
Plant Physiology
1973
Corpus ID: 22093138
Light stimulates the germination of spores of the fern Onoclea sensibilis L. At high dosages, broad band red, far red, and blue…
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Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
PHOTOREACTIVATION OF KILLING IN STREPTOMYCES: ACTION SPECTRA AND KINETIC STUDIES *
J. Jagger
,
H. Takebe
,
Jeanne M. Snow
Photochemistry and Photobiology
1970
Corpus ID: 348157
Abstract— An action spectrum was obtained for photoreactivation of killing (PR) of Streptomyces griseus conidia. This spectrum…
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Ribulose diphosphate carboxylase. I. A factor involved in light activation of the enzyme.
G. Wildner
,
R. Criddle
Biochemical and Biophysical Research…
1969
Corpus ID: 6102027
1969
1969
Circadian Clock Action Spectrum in a Photoperiodic Moth
V. Bruce
,
D. H. Minis
Science
1969
Corpus ID: 32729115
A circadian rhythm of egg hatching in the moth Pectinophora gossypiella can be initiated with a brief light pulse. The action…
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1969
1969
Spectral sensitivity of retinal screening pigment migration in the frog.
Paul A. Liebman
,
S. Carroll
,
A. Laties
Vision Research
1969
Corpus ID: 45805899
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