Effect of microwave radiation on the biophysical properties of liposomes

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-200

  Gaber, Mohamed H ^a   Abd El Halim, N ^a   Khalil, W A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Light scattering; Membrane permeability; Nuclear magnetic resonance; RF radiation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ACYL CHAIN; BI-LAYER; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; HEALTH EFFECTS; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PUBLIC CONCERN; RF-RADIATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

ALAMETHICIN; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

EID: 16244409467     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20064     Document Type: Article

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