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THE photodynamic effect of cancerogenic substances was examined by Mottram and Doniach1 using Paramecium. They found that the cancerogenic substances had a stronger effect than the non-cancerogenic photosensitizers. We have tried to estimate the photodynamic effect of cancerogenic substances by means of a standard biological indicator, namely, the 3rd stage larvæ of Drosophila melanogaster, as it is known that they are suitable for the standardizing and measuring of radiation.
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Mottram and Doniach, Nature, 140, 933 (1937).
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MATOLTSY, G., FÁBIÁN, G. Measurement of the Photodynamic Effect of Cancerogenic Substances with Biological Indicators. Nature 158, 877–878 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158877b0
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