A mechanism for stimulation of biosynthesis by electromagnetic fields: Charge transfer in DNA and base pair separation

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-26

  Blank, Martin ^a   Goodman, Reba ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER;

BASE PAIRING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; WATER;

EID: 36849042149     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21198     Document Type: Review

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