Effects of Non-Uniform Static Magnetic Fields on the Rate of Myosin Phosphorylation

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 475-479

  Engström, Stefan ^a,b   Markov, Marko S ^b   McLean, Michael J ^a   Holcomb, Robert R ^a   Markov, Julia M ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMF Therapeutics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Gradient; Therapeutic magnet array

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC POLARITY; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

DEVICE SURFACES; GRADIENT; LATERAL POSITIONS; MAGNET ARRAY; MAGNETIC-FIELD; NDFEB PERMANENT MAGNET; NON-UNIFORM; NONUNIFORM FIELD; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; THERAPEUTIC MAGNET ARRAY;

NEODYMIUM ALLOYS;

MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; DNA MICROARRAY; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON UNIFORM STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SQUARE MAGNET ARRAY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; MAGNETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; MYOSINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; TURKEYS;

EID: 0036725320     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10035     Document Type: Article

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