Studies on Microwaves in Medicine and Biology: From Snails to Humans

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 146-159

  Lin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Auditory effect; Blood brain barriers; Blood pressure pulses; Cardiac arrhythmia; Interstitial hyperthermia; Membrane resistance; Microwave ablation; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AUDITION; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

ACTION-POTENTIALS; AUDITORY EFFECTS; BLOOD PRESSURE PULSE; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA; INTERSTITIAL HYPERTHERMIA; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROWAVE ABLATION; PRESSURE PULSE; VITAL SIGN;

MOLLUSCS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; METHOTREXATE; RUBIDIUM 86; TRACER;

AUDITORY SYSTEM; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CANCER THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEA; DRUG UPTAKE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEARING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SNAIL;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 1942422574     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20004     Document Type: Review

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