Chemiluminescence: principle and applications

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Luciana Del Rio Pinoti Ciarlini
Paulo César Ciarlini
Francisco Leydson Formiga Feitosa

Abstract

Light is emitted by several reactions occurring in biological systems, a phenomenon known as chemiluminescence. It is associated with oxidative reactions that form products in an excited e1ectronic state, reactions such as lipoperoxidation, phagocytosis, redox cycle, etc. Based on the existing literature, this article presents the main characteristics of chemiluminescence and its applications. This method has rendered several traditional techniques, such as radioimmunoassay, obsolete.

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CIARLINI, L. D. R. P.; CIARLINI, P. C.; FEITOSA, F. L. F. Chemiluminescence: principle and applications. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 5, n. 2, p. 181-187, 1 Jul. 2002.
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SMALL ANIMALS CLINIC AND SURGERY