Title :
Laser induced autofluorescence of bones and teeth in newborn rats after maternal administration of indinavir
Author :
Zofia Drzazga;Anna Blaszta;Michal Kaszuba;Barbara Nowinska;Katarzyna Michalik
Author_Institution :
A. Che?kowski Institute of Physics, Department of Medical Physics, University of Silesia, ul. Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
Abstract :
This paper presents autofluorescence of bones and teeth for 14-day and 28-day old newborn rats. The measurements were carried out by means of the fibre optical spectrometer with laser excitation source (407 nm). Differences in emission spectra of incisor, mandible and femur of rats with age were observed. It was also found that maternal administration of antiviral drug - indinavir (500 mg/kg po.) caused changes in autofluorescence of the studied tissues.
Keywords :
"Bones","Teeth","Pediatrics","Rats","Fiber lasers","Optical fibers","Stimulated emission","Spectroscopy","Laser excitation","Drugs"
Conference_Titel :
BioInformatics and BioEngineering, 2008. BIBE 2008. 8th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2844-1
DOI :
10.1109/BIBE.2008.4696764
