The bioeffects of extremely weak power-frequency alternating magnetic fields

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-416

  Belova, N A ^a   Ermakova, O N ^a   Ermakov, A M ^a   Rojdestvenskaya, Z Ye ^a   Lednev, V V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Extremely weak alternating magnetic fields; Magnetic parametric resonance; Nuclear hydrogen spins; Planarian's regeneration; Plant's gravitropic response; Power frequency magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; FLATWORM; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HYDROGEN; INHIBITION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; REGENERATION; RESONANCE;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PLANARIA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 35348881711     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9076-x     Document Type: Article

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