Chapter 3. Absorption of ultraviolet light

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Errata vii
3. Preface xi
4. Contents xv
5. Part I. Introductory
6. Chapter 1. Introduction to the problem 3
7. Chapter 2. “Ultraviolet light″—a problem in definition 9
8. Chapter 3. Absorption of ultraviolet light 17
9. Part II. Some effects of ultraviolet light on biological systems
10. Chapter 4. Inactivation and lethal action 39
11. Chapter 5. Hemolysis: cytolysis: lysogeny 52
12. Chapter 6. Comparison with effects of other types of radiation 62
13. Chapter 7. Recovery processes 75
14. Chapter 8. Replication and cell division 88
15. Chapter 9. Inherited changes 119
16. Chapter 10. Developmental growth 138
17. Chapter 11. Acute effects on skin 155
18. Part III. Experimental carcinogenesis with ultraviolet light
19. Chapter 12. The experiments 185
20. Chapter 13. Cell proliferation and the Growth of tumor masses 205
21. Chapter 14. Quantitative interpretation of the experiments 216
22. Chapter 15. Some justifications and an extrapolation 243
23. Chapter 16. Some speculation about the mechanism of carcinogenesis 260
24. Chapter 17. Sunlight and cancer of the skin of man 285
25. Chapter 18. Some problems of evaluation 306
26. Part V. Envoi
27. Envoi 321
28. References 323
29. Index 337