Piezoelectricity of phospholipids: A possible mechanism for mechanoreception and magnetoreception in biology

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-400

  Jakli A ^a   Harden, J ^a   Notz, C ^a   Bailey, C ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipids; Magnetoreception; Mechanoreception; Piezoelectricity

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749156020     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290801905658     Document Type: Article

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