Effects of a 50 Hz magnetic field on Dictyostelium discoideum (Protista)

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 528-534

  Amaroli, Andrea ^a   Trielli, Francesca ^a   Bianco, Bruno ^a,b   Giordano, Stefano ^a   Moggia, Elsa ^a   Corrado, Maria Umberta Delmonte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Interuniversity Center on Interaction between Electromagnetic Fields and Biosystems (ICEmB)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase activity; Developmental cycle; ELF magnetic exposure; Single cell amoebae

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PROTOZOA;

CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL CYCLE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC EXPOSURE; SINGLE CELLS; SINGLE-CELL AMEBA;

CELLS;

CHOLINESTERASE; PROPIONYLCHOLINESTERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FISSION; CELL FUSION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 33749369897     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20240     Document Type: Article

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