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THE EMBRYOTOXIC EFFECT OF PHOTOTHERAPY: SEPARATION OF THERAPEUTIC AND GAMETOTOXIC ACTIVITIES
Author(s) -
Speck, William T.,
Rosenkranz, Pnina G.,
Behrman Michael,
Rosenkranz† Herbert S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1981.tb04308.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , therapeutic effect , pharmacology , medicine
— Illumination of gametes of the American sea urchin with visible light from a phototherapy unit causes abnormal development. Filters prevent these embryotoxic effects and permit their separation from the therapeutic effect of these lights, i.e. conversion of bilirubin to water‐soluble products.