THz radiation studies on biological systems at the ENEA FEL facility

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 339-347

  Doria, A ^a   Gallerano, G P ^a   Giovenale, E ^a   Messina, G ^a   Lai, A ^a   Ramundo Orlando, A ^b   Sposato, V ^b   D'Arienzo, M ^c   Perrotta, A ^c   Romano M ^c   Sarti, M ^c   Scarfi M R ^c   Spassovsky, I ^a   Zeni, O ^c  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL MEMBRANES; CENTRIFUGATION; CHROMOSOMES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENZYMES; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMEDICINES; CELL CYCLE KINETICS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 3343014076     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2004.01.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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