Biological effects due to weak electric and magnetic fields: The temperature variation threshold

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3026-3030

  Weaver, James C ^a   Vaughan, Timothy E ^a   Martin, Gregory T ^a  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE; THEORY;

EID: 0033000689     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77455-2     Document Type: Article

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