Magnetic nanocrystals in organisms

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Pósfai, Mihály ^a   Dunin Borkowski, Rafal E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomagnetism; Electron holography; Magnetoreception; Magnetotaxis; Nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMAGNETISM; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FERRIMAGNETISM; GEOMAGNETISM; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC NANOCRYSTALS; MAGNETORECEPTION; MAGNETOTAXIS; SENSORY SYSTEM;

NANOCRYSTALS;

BACTERIUM; BIOPHYSICS; CRYSTAL; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC MINERAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PERCEPTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALGAE; HEXAPODA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 75649151741     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.4.235     Document Type: Article

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