chemoluminescence

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Emission of light as a result of a chemical reaction.

chemoluminescence

the emission of light by chemical reactions, most commonly oxidation. (1) Used as a measure of metabolic activity of phagocytic cells, e.g. neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages. (2) A developing technique for marking the state of preservation of food. As the food deteriorates it begins to emit fluorescent light.

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bioluminescence			In Procceedings of the 11 International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemoluminescence, 107-110. Genetic engineering and contemporary art: structural aspects and the ... by Bulatov, Dmitry / Trames In their recent paper, Anderson & Beaven (2005) described a chemoluminescence method measuring the oxidative burst in lobsters after activation with Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). Fluorometric measurement of oxidative burst in lobster hemocytes and ... by Allam, Bassem / Journal of Shellfish Research Scientists aren't sure why we glow, but they suspect it's because of chemoluminescence, or light-producing chemical reactions similar to those in fireflies. Which Teen Life story fits you? by Bryner, Jeanna / Science World			Chemo preventative chemo- chemo-organotroph chemo-organotrophic chemoattractant chemoautotroph chemoautotrophic chemobiotic chemocautery chemodectoma chemodectomatosis chemodenervation chemodifferentiation chemoendocrine chemoexfoliation chemoheterotroph chemoheterotrophic chemohormonal chemoimmunization chemokine Chemokine receptor chemokines chemokinesis chemolithotroph chemolithotrophic chemoluminescence chemolysis chemonucleolysis chemoorganotroph chemopallidectomy Chemoprevention chemoprophylaxis chemoprotectant Chemoprotection chemopsychiatry chemoradiation chemoradiotherapy chemoreception chemoreceptor chemoreceptor trigger zone chemoreflex chemoresistance chemoresponsive chemosensitive chemosensitivity chemosensitizer chemosensory chemosensory dysfunction chemoserotherapy chemosis chemostat			chemodifferentiation chemodifferentiation chemoendocrine chemoexfoliation Chemogenic Deposit Chemoheterotroph Chemoheterotroph Chemoheterotroph chemoheterotrophic chemohormonal chemoimmunization chemoimmunology Chemoinformatics chemokine chemokine chemokine Chemokine C-C Motif Ligand Chemokine receptor Chemokine receptors Chemokine, CXC Motif, Receptor Chemokines Chemokines Chemokines chemokinesis chemokinesis Chemokinetic Chemokinetic chemolithotroph chemolithotroph Chemolithotrophic chemoluminescence Chemoluminescence Detector Chemoluminescent Chemoluminescent Chemoluminescent Chemolysis Chemolysis Chemomechanics Chemometrics Chemometrics and Bioinformatics Group Chemometrics and Environmetrics Meeting CHemometrics Applied to Metabonomics Proteomics and SAR Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry Chemometrics On-line Initiative chemonasty Chemonics International chemonite Chemonuclear Reactor chemonucleolysis chemoorganotroph chemoorganotroph chemopallidectomy Chemophotosynthesis Chemophotosynthesis Chemophotosynthesis chemoprevention chemoprevention chemoprevention chemopreventive chemopreventive chemopreventive

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