Effects of static magnetic fields on growth of Paramecium caudatum

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-34

  Elahee, Khouaildi B ^a   Poinapen, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Ciliary movement; Diamagnetic susceptibility; Gaussian distribution model; Population growth

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC POLARITY;

CILIARY MOVEMENT; DIAMAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELECTROTAXIS; EXPOSED TO; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION MODEL; GRAVITAXIS; INFLUENCE OF MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC-FIELD; POPULATION GROWTH; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SWIMMING; THERMODYNAMICS;

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

EID: 30344448833     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20172     Document Type: Article

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