II. Model building: An electrical theory of control of growth and development in animals, prompted by studies of exogenous magnetic field effects (Paper I), and evidence of DNA current conduction, in vitro

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-309

  Elson, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologic determinism; DNA charge transfer conductivity; DNA DNA replication; Molecular electro mechanical transduction; Molecular inductance; Theory of control of metazoan growth differentiation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MEMBRANES; CELLULAR PROLIFERATIONS; CURRENT CONDUCTION; CURRENT FLOWS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DNA/DNA REPLICATION; ELECTRICAL CONTROL; ELECTRICAL THEORY; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INFORMATION FLOWS; LIVING SYSTEMS; LONG AXIS; MESOSCOPIC POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; MOLECULAR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSDUCTION; NORMAL TISSUE; ORGAN SYSTEMS; SUB-CELLULAR; TISSUE INTERFACE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; DNA; GENES; INDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL BUILDINGS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA;

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 72749086355     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368370903114297     Document Type: Article

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