Extremely low frequency magnetic fields can either increase or decrease analgaesia in the land snail depending on field and light conditions

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 287-301

  Prato, Frank S ^a   Kavaliers, M ^b   Thomas, A W ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biophysical mechanism; ELF bioeffects; Opioid; Resonance mechanism

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETITE; MOLLUSCS;

BIOEFFECT; BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISM; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY BIOEFFECT; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; LAND SNAILS; OPIOIDS; PARAMETRIC RESONANCE; RESONANCE MECHANISM; RESONANCE MODEL;

PEPTIDES;

CEPAEA NEMORALIS; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

1,3 DIOXOLANE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CALCIUM; DIPEPTIDE; ENDORPHIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; N [1 [(2,2 DIMETHYL 1,3 DIOXOLAN 4 YL)METHOXYCARBONYL] 2 PHENYLETHYL]PHENYLALANYL BETA ALANINE; OPIATE PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FORECASTING; LIGHT; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SNAIL;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIOXOLANES; DIPEPTIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENDORPHINS; FORECASTING; GLYBURIDE; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEPRILYSIN; NOCICEPTORS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; REACTION TIME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SNAILS;

EID: 0034183162     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(200005)21:4<287::AID-BEM5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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