Thermal Noise Limit on the Sensitivity of Cellular Membranes to Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 622-628

  Kaune, W T ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric fields; ELF; EMF; Magnetic fields; Nyquist noise; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; THERMAL NOISE;

CELLULAR MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC MAGNETIC; ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE; ELF; LIVING CELL; MAGNETIC-FIELD; NOISE LIMIT; NYQUIST NOISE; POWER FREQUENCY ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; THERMAL;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAGNETIC FIELD; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAT; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0036886488     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10060     Document Type: Article

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