Effects of 50 Hz electric currents and magnetic fields on the prokaryote Propionibacterium acnes

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 302-311

  Ramstad, Ståle ^a   Futsaether, Cecilia M ^b   Johnsson, Anders ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacteria; ELF; Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields; Intracellular free calcium; Intracellular pH

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IRRADIATION; PH EFFECTS;

CA 2+; CELL VIABILITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT FIELDS; ELECTRIC MAGNETIC; ELF; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FREE CALCIUMS; INTRACELLULAR FREE CALCIUM; INTRACELLULAR PH; MAGNETIC-FIELD;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

2',7' BIS(CARBOXYETHYL) 5(6) CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; 2',7'-BIS(CARBOXYETHYL)-5(6)-CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CALCIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FURA 2;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FURA-2; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNETICS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0034184997     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(200005)21:4<302::AID-BEM6>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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