| phototaxis |
Movement towards a light source. Phototaxis assays test locomotor activity in flies.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v4/n3/glossary/nrg1018_...
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| phototoxicity |
Damage of the living specimen following excessive illumination on fluorescence microscopes. Phototoxicity increases with shorter wavelengths.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/focus/cellbioimaging/glossary/
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| photobiology |
The study of the effects of light on living systems.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~P.html
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| photodynamic therapy |
A treatment based on the uptake by target cells of photoactivatable molecules that destroy the cells upon exposure to a specific light source.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~P.html
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| photoreactivation |
The light-activated repair of DNA damage by DNA photolyase.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~P.html
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