Orientation behavior of retinal photoreceptors in alternating electric fields

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3548-3554

  Radu, M ^a,b   Ionescu, M ^a,c   Irimescu, N ^d   Iliescu, K ^a   Pologea Moraru, R ^a   Kovacs, E ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b HORIA HULUBEI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING   (Romania)

^c N Malaxa Hospital   (Romania)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; POLARIZATION; RETINA; RETINA ROD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744483792     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.057463     Document Type: Article

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