A Nonlinear Analysis of the Effects of Transient Electromagnetic Fields on Excitable Membranes

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1984, Pages 670-679

  Bernardi, Paolo ^a   Dinzeo, Guglielmo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS - VOLTAGE; MEMBRANES - MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES - RADIATION HAZARDS;

HUMAN EXPOSURE TO TRANSIENT FIELDS; LINEAR CELL BEHAVIOR; TRANSMEMBRANE VOLTAGE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 0021458514     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1984.1132752     Document Type: Article

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