Biophysical aspects of cancer - Electromagnetic mechanism

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 310-321

  Pokorny J ^a   Hasek J ^b   Vanis J ^a   Jelinek F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHOTONICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cancer cells; Coherent states; Fr hlich's theory; Microbules

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HUMANS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROTUBULES; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 50649120849     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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