Microwave absorption by magnetite: A possible mechanism for coupling nonthermal levels of radiation to biological systems

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-194

  Kirschvink, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular telephones; EMF bioeffects; Ferromagnetic resonance; Hypersound; Magnetoacoustic effect

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; FERROMAGNETISM; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETITE; MAGNETOACOUSTIC EFFECTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOEFFECT; BIOGENIC MAGNETITE; EMF BIOEFFECT; ENERGY; HYPERSOUND; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION; NONTHERMAL; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; TRACE AMOUNTS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ANIMALIA;

FERRIC ION; FERRITE; IRON; MAGNETITE; OXIDE;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; DNA DAMAGE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HUMANS; IRON; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDES;

EID: 0030329173     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:3<187::aid-bem4>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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