ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Ultraweak photon emission
;
bioluminescence
;
chemiluminescence
;
super-high sensitivity photon counting technique
;
photon counting spectral analyzed system
;
biological cells and tissues
;
rat blood
;
rat organ homogenates
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In this paper we summarize and discuss the modern technology and systems, studied and established by our research group, for performing the detection and special analysis incorporated with the super-high senstivity photon counting method for the study of ultraweak photon emission; for example, extra-weak bioluminescence and chemiluminescence from living cells and tissues, closely related to biochemical and biophysical processes and activities. An excellent sensitivity of the basic photon counting system, making it possible to achieve count rates in the very low range of one photoelectron per second to one per minute, allowed us to carry out in vivo as well as in vitro measurements, and analyses of ultraweak bioluminescence and chemiluminescence. Recent results concerning ultraweak photon emission from blood samples and organ homogenates of rats are presented and reviewed as one of the interesting and valuable applications of our modern technology for studying ultraweak cell and tissue radiation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01953302
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