Disciplines and Occupations

Photobiology

The branch of biology dealing with the effect of light on organisms.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The branch of biology dealing with the effect of light on organisms.

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES or specifics treed under it for processes and properties using sunlight by phototrophic organisms

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Light (1966-1994)

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  1. H01w.158w.273w.738w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Photobiology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018462. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018462
  2. Photobiology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photobiology
  3. Photobiology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908917