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Possible mechanism for the influence of weak magnetic fields on biological systems.
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A physical mechanism and proposed theory permits a quantitative explanation for the main characteristics of experimentally observed effects of weak magnetic fields with biological systems.Abstract:
A physical mechanism is suggested for a resonant interaction of weak magnetic fields with biological systems. An ion inside a Ca(2+)-binding protein is approximated by a charged oscillator. A shift in the probability of ion transition between different vibrational energy levels occurs when a combination of static and alternating magnetic fields is applied. This in turn affects the interaction of the ion with the surrounding ligands. The effect reaches its maximum when the frequency of the alternating field is equal to the cyclotron frequency of this ion or to some of its harmonics or sub-harmonics. A resonant response of the biosystem to the magnetic field results. The proposed theory permits a quantitative explanation for the main characteristics of experimentally observed effects.read more
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Geomagnetic cyclotron resonance in living cells
TL;DR: In this paper, a cyclotron resonance mechanism attached to ions moving through transmembrane channels was shown to lead to predicted ELF-coupling at geomagnetic levels.
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Calcium cyclotron resonance and diatom mobility.
TL;DR: The experiments demonstrate that a particular ion (calcium) is apparently moved across the cell membrane in response to the DC and AC values of magnetic flux densities and the frequency derived from the cyclotron resonance theory.
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Influence of electromagnetic fields on the efflux of calcium ions from brain tissue in vitro: A three‐model analysis consistent with the frequency response up to 510 Hz
TL;DR: A hypothetical ordering of the frequency-response profile provides the basis for future experimental designs to test each possible interaction model and for their connection to the calcium-ion efflux endpoint.
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Kinetics of channelized membrane ions in magnetic fields
TL;DR: The cyclotron resonance model for channel ion transport in weak magnetic fields is extended to include damping losses, and the conductivity tensor is obtained for different electric field configurations, including the circuital field E phi normal to the channel axis.
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Dynamic characteristics of membrane ions in multifield configurations of low-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
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