Magnetically induced behaviour of ferritin corpuscles in avian ears: Can cuticulosomes function as magnetosomes?

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 12, Issue 102, 2015, Pages

  Jandacka, Petr ^a   Burda, Hynek ^b,c   Pistora, Jaromir ^a  

^a VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Birds; Ferritin; Hair cells; Inner ear; Magnetoreception; Magnetosomes

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNETISM; BIRDS; CELLS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOMAGNETISM;

FERRITIN; HAIR CELLS; INNER EAR; MAGNETORECEPTION; MAGNETOSOMES;

CYTOLOGY;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; FERRITIN; MAGNETITE;

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIRD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; INNER HAIR CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOSOME; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OSCILLATOR; ROTATION; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HORSE; METABOLISM; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPLEEN; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AVES;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FERRITINS; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; HORSES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETICS; MAGNETOSOMES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSCILLOMETRY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPLEEN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84915748177     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1087     Document Type: Article

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