Luminescent "Crystalline" Particles: An Organized Subcellular Bioluminescent System
- 27 September 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 141 (3587), 1269-1270
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.141.3587.1269
Abstract
A new type of intracellular biological particle which is functional in light emission has been discovered and isolated. As seen with the electron microscope it resembles a crystal; moreover, its high degree of birefringence suggests crystallinity. Isolated particles can be caused to emit a luminescent flash that resembles the flash emitted by the dinoflagellate, Gonyaulax polyedra. The particles are referred to as "scintillons".Keywords
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