Low-frequency electromagnetic fields evoke the stress response: Mechanism of interaction with DNA and biomedical applications

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4 I, 2002, Pages 1497-1500

  Blank, Martin ^a   Goodman, Reba ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Electromagnetic fields; Electron transfer reactions; Enzyme reactions; Stress protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHARGE TRANSFER; DNA; ELECTRONS; PROTEINS;

STRESS RESPONSE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0037272219     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.804219     Document Type: Article

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