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lux unit

Known as: Lux, lx 
A SI derived unit of illuminance equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter from a uniform point source of one… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The heritability of melatonin secretion and sensitivity to bright nocturnal light in twins
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Use of a digital infrared pupillometer to assess patient suitability for refractive surgery
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Involvement of the RNA Polymerase α-Subunit C-Terminal Domain in LuxR-Dependent Activation of the Vibrio fischeri Luminescence Genes
ABSTRACT LuxR is a ς70 RNA polymerase (RNAP)-dependent transcriptional activator that controls expression of the Vibrio fischeri… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Extraocular light exposure does not suppress plasma melatonin in humans.
Light affects the circadian axis in at least two ways. It can cause the acute suppression of pineal melatonin synthesis, and/or a… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Light contamination during the dark phase in "photoperiodically controlled" animal rooms: effect on tumor growth and metabolism in rats.
Enhanced neoplastic growth and metabolism have been reported in animals maintained in a constant light (24L:0D) environment… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Characterization of rhizosphere colonization by luminescent Enterobacter cloacae at the population and single-cell levels
A bioluminescence marker system was used to characterized colonization of the rhizosphere by a bacterial inoculum, both in terms… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Coexistence and gene expression of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, tyrosine hydroxylase, and neuropeptide tyrosine in the rat and bovine adrenal gland: effects of reserpine.
Expression and regulation of the catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMTase; S-adenosyl-L… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Phase-response and Aschoff illuminance curves for locomotor activity rhythm of the rat.
A phase-response curve (PRC) for the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity was constructed for female Sprague-Dawley-derived… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Circadian control of stridulation in the cricketTeleogryllus commodus Walker
Summary1.The cricketTeleogryllus commodus Walk, has a circadian stridulatory rhythm, whose free-running period is 25 h 40' in LL… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Studies on a barley mutant lacking chlorophyll b. I. Photochemical activity of isolated chloroplasts.
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