Molecular change signal-to-noise criteria for interpreting experiments involving exposure of biological systems to weakly interacting electromagnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-322

  Vaughan, Timothy E ^a   Weaver, James C ^a  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Biophysical mechanism; Chemical noise; Exposure assessment; Molecular dose; Nonionizing electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; SHOT NOISE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISM; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CHEMICAL NOISE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIELD EXPOSURE; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; MOLECULAR CHANGES; MOLECULAR DOSE; NONIONIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BLEOMYCIN; FENTANYL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SKIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18044389514     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20094     Document Type: Article

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