DocumentCode
1211905
Title
Effects of ELF Electric Fields on the Isolated Frog Heart
Author
Kloss, David A. ; Carstensen, Edwin L.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester
Issue
6
fYear
1983
fDate
6/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
347
Lastpage
348
Abstract
Isolated hearts of Rana pipiens were exposed to ELF electric fields. Above threshold values of 20-30 V/m, the fields caused the heart rates to increase. Frequencies of applied fields near the natural rate of the heart (approximately 0.5 Hz) were more effective than higher frequencies.
Keywords
Biomedical electrodes; Frequency; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Heart rate; Humans; Impedance; Neurons; Pacemakers; Transmission lines; Animals; Electromagnetic Fields; Electromagnetics; Heart; Heart Rate; Rana pipiens;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1983.325135
Filename
4121645
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