Effects of 60-Hz electric fields on cellular elongation and radial expansion growth in cucurbit roots.

abstract：:The present analysis was stimulated by previous findings on the possible influence of natural ultralow-frequency (ULF; 0.001-10 Hz) geomagnetic field variations on the cardiovascular system and indications of an effect of man-made ULF magnetic fields on the rate of myocardial infarction. In the present study, we consi...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Ptitsyna NG,Villoresi G,Kopytenko YA,Kudrin VA,Tyasto MI,Kopytenko EA,Iucci N,Voronov PM,Zaitsev DB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have exposed cultured bone cells to a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) for different times to find the minimal exposure time necessary to stimulate an increase of DNA synthesis. We used two different human osteosarcoma cell lines, TE-85 and MG-63, and human normal osteoblast cell (NHOC) obtained from surgical bo...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： De Mattei M,Caruso A,Traina GC,Pezzetti F,Baroni T,Sollazzo V

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of rapid worldwide increase in mobile phone use and public concerns about associated potential health effects, little is known about patterns of mobile phone ownership and use in the general population and among children. In April 2005, we conducted a survey of mobile phone ownership and use among fourth grad...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Mezei G,Benyi M,Muller A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) have been used widely to treat nonunion fractures and related problems in bone healing, as a biological and physical method. With the use of Helmholtz coils and PEMF stimulators to generate uniform time-varying electromagnetic fields, the effects of extremely low frequency electrom...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Shen WW,Zhao JH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares stationary home measurements with a personal exposure monitor of 60 Hz magnetic fields in a group of 18 people living near a 735 kV line and 17 people living far away from the line. Most of them were white collar workers who worked during the day. They wore a personal Positron meter for 24 h, while...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Levallois P,Gauvin D,Gingras S,St-Laurent J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several investigators have reported robust, statistically significant results that indicate that weak (approximately 1 microT) magnetic fields (MFs) increase the rate of morphological abnormalities in chick embryos. However, other investigators have reported that weak MFs do not appear to affect embryo morphology at a...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Farrell JM,Litovitz TL,Penafiel M,Montrose CJ,Doinov P,Barber M,Brown KM,Litovitz TA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of millimeter microwaves in the frequency range of 54-76 GHz on capacitance and conductance of lipid bilayer membranes (BLM) were studied. Some of the membranes were modified by gramicidin A and amphotericin B or by tetraphenylboron anions (TPhB-). The millimeter microwaves were pulse-modulated (PW) at rep...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Alekseev SI,Ziskin MC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electric fields, which were equivalent to those generated by medical devices, were applied to cultured neuroblastoma cells (mouse and human) to test for morphological damage and to establish damage thresholds. Each of two methods of applying fields permitted flow of electrical current and minimized exposure of cells t...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Krauthamer V,Bekken M,Horowitz JL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 275-MHz exposure system, consisting of a circular waveguide irradiator and a transparent plastic animal cage, has been developed to accommodate rhesus monkeys weighing up to 15 kg. The vertically oriented waveguide is composed primarily of stainless steel and is fitted with an inner cage fabricated from a tubular se...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Olsen RG,de Lorge JO,Forstall JR,Ezell CS

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect produced on the development and functional activity of skeletal muscle cells from newborn Wistar rats in primary culture by weak static magnetic fields (WSMF; 60-400 µT) with a high capacity of penetrating the biological media. To reduce the impact of external magnetic fields, cells were cultured...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Surma SV,Belostotskaya GB,Shchegolev BF,Stefanov VE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we measured and analyzed the spectral characteristics of a low-frequency magnetic field (MF) inside several gasoline-powered cars while driving on busy city roads. The spectra obtained upon measurements in the interior of the cars are compared with those measured in office locations at different times o...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Sarimov R,Binhi V

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism by which animals detect weak electric and magnetic fields has not yet been elucidated. We propose that transduction of an electric field (E) occurs at the apical membrane of a specialized cell as a consequence of an interaction between the field and glycoproteins bound to the gates of ion channels. Accor...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Kolomytkin OV,Dunn S,Hart FX,Frilot C 2nd,Kolomytkin D,Marino AA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a crossover experimental design, we evaluated our earlier findings that exposure to a 30 kV/m, 60 Hz electric field for 12 hours per day, 7 days per week for 6 weeks produced significant changes in the performance rates of social behaviors among young adult male baboons. In the crossover experiment, the former c...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Easley SP,Coelho AM Jr,Rogers WR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drosophila larvae reared inside a micro-metal box with an internal field strength 0.004 microT, were treated with a magnetic field of 50 Hz, 8 microT. for 20 min. Control experienced 0.004 microT. Cellular transcript levels were assessed using slot blots and quantified using a Phosphorimager. Blots were hybridised usi...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Tipping DR,Chapman KE,Birley AJ,Anderson M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical and bacterial synthesis of a thermochemiluminescent polymer known as diazoluminomelanin (DALM) has been previously reported. This paper focuses on the intracellular synthesis of aminomelanin (AM) in mammalian cell lines and subsequent DALM synthesis from this core molecule. B16 melanoma cells, HL-60 myeloid l...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Bruno JG,Kiel JL

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the influence of magnetic fields on growth of primitive eukaryotes such as the ciliate Paramecium. The latter are known to exhibit interesting characteristics such as electrotaxis, gravitaxis, and membrane excitability not commonly encountered in higher organisms. This preliminary study reports t...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Elahee KB,Poinapen D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research conducted over the past 5 years has addressed the hypothesis that the reported association between residential magnetic fields and childhood leukemia may be explained by exposure to contact current. The use of multi-grounded neutrals in electrical distribution and residential electrical wiring systems in the ...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Kavet R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are presented on ankle-specific SARs and foot currents as a function of strengths of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields encountered by operators of dielectric heaters. The determination of foot currents was based on near-field exposures in which reactive coupling dominates, and which can result in substantial...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Conover DL,Moss CE,Murray WE,Edwards RM,Cox C,Grajewski B,Werren DM,Smith JM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some epidemiological studies suggest association of childhood cancer with occupational exposure of the parents to magnetic fields. To test this relationship, 50 each of C57BL/6J female and C3H/HeJ male mice were exposed for 2 and 9 weeks, respectively, to 50 Hz sham (group A), 0.5 (group B), and 5 mT (group C) sinusoi...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Otaka Y,Chida T,Yamagishi Y,Kitamura S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen pregnant Holstein heifers weighing 521 +/- 46 kg, at 3.3 +/- 0.7 months of gestation and 2.2 +/- 2.0 months of age were confined to wooden metabolism cages and were exposed to a vertical electric field (EF) of 10.0 +/- 0.4 kV/m and an artificial light cycle of 12 h light-12 h dark. The heifers were divided int...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Burchard JF,Nguyen DH,Monardes HG,Petitclerc D

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, significant developments have taken place in the field of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), and the popularity of portable devices supporting Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) is continuously growing. At the same time, the number of Active Implanted Medical Devices (AIMD) being placed in patients is ...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Parazzini M,Sibella F,Paglialonga A,Ravazzani P

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine a current density threshold for exciting the motor cortex area of the brain. The current density threshold for excitation of nerve fibres (20 microm in diameter) found in the literature is approximately 1 A/m(2) at frequencies lower than 1 kHz. In consideration of a safety factor...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Kowalski T,Silny J,Buchner H

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential ability of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RFR) in the microwave range to induce mutagenesis, chromosomal aberrations, and sister chromatid exchanges in mammalian cells is being explored in our laboratories. In addition, we have also been examining the ability of simultaneous exposure to RFR an...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Meltz ML,Eagan P,Erwin DN

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe devices designed for magnetic field exposures in which field amplitude and gradients are controlled simultaneously. Dosimetry based on field continuation of high resolution magnetic field scans and numerical models is compared with validation measurements. The dosimetry variables we consider are based on t...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Engström S,Markov MS,McLean MJ,Jones RA,Holcomb RR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetotactic bacteria produce nanometer-size intracellular magnetic crystals. The superior crystalline and magnetic properties of magnetosomes have been attracting much interest in medical applications. To investigate effects of intense static magnetic field on magnetosome formation in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Wang X,Liang L

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different species of ciliates (Paramecium biaurelia, Loxodes striatus, Tetrahymena thermophila) have been taken as model systems to study the effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (50 Hz, 0.5-2.0 mT) on the cellular level. A dose-dependent increase in the mean swimming velocity and a decrease in th...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Hemmersbach R,Becker E,Stockem W

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetite, the only known biogenic material with ferromagnetic properties, has been identified as a biochemical precipitate in three of the five kingdoms of living organisms, with a fossil record that now extends back nearly 2 billion years. In the magnetotactic bacteria, protoctists, and fish, single-domain crystals ...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Kirschvink JL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that exposure to electromagnetic fields may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in humans. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) modifications such as peroxidation and aggregation have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The present study investigated the effects of weak (0.12...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Abdi S,Dorranian D,Razavi AE,Naderi GA,Boshtam M,Ghorannevis M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of possible therapeutic applications of magnetic fields, the effect of an enhancement of neuronal outgrowth at higher figures of flux density and induced field strength was investigated. On the average sinusoidal magnetic field treatment at 100 microTrms/50 Hz did not change nerve growth factor (NGF) induced n...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： Schimmelpfeng J,Weibezahn KF,Dertinger H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International bodies such as International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) make provision for human exposure assessment based on SAR calculations (or measurements) and basic restrictions. In the case of base station exposure th...

journal_title：Bioelectromagnetics

authors： van Wyk MJ,Bingle M,Meyer FJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00