Magnetic material arrangement in oriented termites: A magnetic resonance study

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 246-251

  Alves, O C ^a   Wajnberg, E ^b   De Oliveira, J F ^b   Esquivel, D M S ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Magnetic material; Magnetic resonance; Orientation; Termite

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUTRITION; QUARTZ;

NUTRITION CYCLES; ORIENTED TERMITES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; NEOCAPRITERMES; PACHYCONDYLA; PACHYCONDYLA MARGINATA;

MICROSPHERE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVALUATION; HEAD; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THORAX; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEAD; ISOPTERA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSPHERES; TEMPERATURE; THORAX; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 2342646212     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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