Non-Thermal Radio Frequency and Static Magnetic Fields Increase Rate of Hemoglobin Deoxygenation in a Cell-Free Preparation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Muehsam, David ^a,b   Lalezari, Parviz ^a   Lekhraj, Rukmani ^a   Abruzzo, Provvidenza ^b   Bolotta, Alessandra ^b   Marini, Marina ^b   Bersani, Ferdinando ^b   Aicardi, Giorgio ^b   Pilla, Arthur ^c,d   Casper, Diana ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEOXYGENATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PULSED MODULATED RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD; TIME;

CELL-FREE SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIO WAVES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; UREA;

EID: 84876081877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061752     Document Type: Article

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