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Official ASP Books
Photobiology for the 21st Century
(2001) Thomas Coohill, Dennis Valenzeno (eds), Valdenmar Publishing Co, Overland Park, KS.
Melanin: Its Role in Human Photobiology
(1995) Lisa Zeise, Miles Chedekel, Thomas Fitzpatrick (eds), Valdenmar Publishing Co, Overland Park, KS.
Biological Responses to Ultraviolet A Radiation
(1992) Frederick Urbach (ed), Valdenmar Publishing Co, Overland Park, KS.
Official ESP Books
Photoreceptors and Light Signalling [Web site]
(2004) A Batschauer (ed), Royal Society of Chemistry.
Photodynamic Therapy [Web site]
(2004) T Patrice (ed), Royal Society of Chemistry.
UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems [Web site]
(2003) EW Helbling (ed), Royal Society of Chemistry.
Fundamental Basis of Phototherapy
(1996) H Hönigsmann, G. Jori, A. Young (eds), OEMF Publishing Co.
Environmental UV Photobiology [Web site]
(1993) Lars Olof Björn, Johan Moan, Wilhelm Nultsch, Antony R Young (eds), Springer.
Light in Biology and Medicine, Volume 2 [Web site]
(1991) Ron H Douglas, Johan Moan, Gyorgyi Ronto (eds), Springer.
Light in Biology and Medicine, Volume 1 [Web site]
(1989) Ron H Douglas, Johan Moan and F Dall'Acqua (eds), Springer.
Other Photobiology Books
Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life [Web site]
(2007) Lars Olof Björn (ed), Springer.
Photodermatology (Basic and Clinical Dermatology)
(2007) Henry Lim, Herbert Honigsmann, John Hawk (eds), Informa Healthcare.
Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (25 Volume series) [Web site]
(1994-2006) Govindjee (series editor), Kluwer Academic Publishers.
The Science of Phototherapy: An Introduction [Web site]
(2005) Leonard I Grossweiner, Linda R Jones (eds), Springer.
Handbook of Photosensory Receptors [Web site]
(2005) Winslow R. Briggs, John L. Spuduch (eds), Wiley-VCH.
Photoaging [Web site]
(2004) Darrell S Rigel, Robert Weiss, Henry W Lim, Jeffrey S Dover (eds), Marcel Dekker.
Phototherapy Treatment Protocols for Psoriasis and other Phototherapy-responsive Dermatoses (2nd Ed)
(2004) Michael D Zanolli, Steven R Feldman(eds), Parthenon Publ.
Life Under the Sun [Web site]
(2001) Peter A. Ensminger, Yale Univ Press.
Photodermatology [Web site]
(1999) John LM Hawk, Oxford Univ Press.
Landmarks in Photobiology
(1998) H Hönigsmann, RM Knobler, F Trautinger, G Jori (eds), OEMF Publishing Co.
Sunscreen Photobiology: Molecular, Cellular and Physiological Aspects
(1997) Frank P Gasparo (ed), RG Landes Co.
Reliable Spectroradiometry
(1997) Henry J. Kostowski, Spectroradiometry Consulting.
Biomedical Optical Instrumentation and Laser Assisted Biotechnology
(1996) AM Verga Scheggi, AN Chester, S Martellucci (eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Photoimmunology
(1995) J Krutmann, C Elmets (eds), Blackwell Science.
Light-Activated Pest Control
(1995) James R Heitz, Kelsey R Downum (eds), American Chemical Society.
Photodamage
(1995) Barbara A Gilchrest (ed), Blackwell Science.
Photobiology
(1995) Elli Kohen, Joseph Hirschberg, Rene Santus (eds), Academic Press.
Light Detectors, Photoreceptors, and Imaging Systems in Nature [Web site]
(1995) Jerome J Wolken, Oxford Univ Press.
Photobiology in Medicine
(1995) G Jori, RH Pottier, MA Rodgers, TG Truscott (eds), NATO ASI Series.
CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology
(1995) WM Horspool, Francesco Lenci (eds), CRC Press.
Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy: Clinical Aspects and Molecular Basis for Efficacy
(1994) FP Gasparro, RG Landes.
Frontiers of Photobiology [Web site]
(1993) A Shima, M Ichihashi, Y Fujiwara, H Takebe (eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Photobiological Techniques
(1992) Dennis P Valenzeno, Roy H Pottier, Paul Mathis, Roy H Douglas (eds), Springer.
The Science of Photobiology, 2nd edition
(1989) Kendric C Smith (ed), Plenum Publishing.