Imaging of ultraweak spontaneous photon emission from human body displaying diurnal rhythm

The human body literally glimmers. The intensity of the light emitted by the body is 1000 times lower than the sensitivity of our naked eyes. Ultraweak photon emission is known as the energy released as light through the changes in energy metabolism. We successfully imaged the diurnal change of this...

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Light
Liver
Luminous intensity
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Photons
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description The human body literally glimmers. The intensity of the light emitted by the body is 1000 times lower than the sensitivity of our naked eyes. Ultraweak photon emission is known as the energy released as light through the changes in energy metabolism. We successfully imaged the diurnal change of this ultraweak photon emission with an improved highly sensitive imaging system using cryogenic charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. We found that the human body directly and rhythmically emits light. The diurnal changes in photon emission might be linked to changes in energy metabolism.
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Biotechnology/Bioengineering
Cameras
Charge coupled devices
Circadian Rhythm
Diurnal
Emissions
Energy Metabolism
Hormones
Human body
Humans
Light
Liver
Luminous intensity
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Photons
Physiology
Science
Skin
Trends
title Imaging of ultraweak spontaneous photon emission from human body displaying diurnal rhythm
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