A possible mechanism explaining variation in membrane permeability under exposure to weak magnetic fields

Author

Cappelli, M. ; D´Inzeo, G. ; Apollonio, F. ; Liberti, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., La Sapienza Univ., Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

1-5 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

837

Lastpage

840

Abstract

The problem of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and a biological system can be properly faced at cell membrane level. Specifically, in this work, the target of the interaction has been located in the charged lipid group emerging from the membrane surface. A possible mechanism based on the Larmor precession theory is here proposed. The results evidence the possibility of specific exposure conditions that enhance the membrane permeability.

Keywords

biological effects of fields; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; Larmor precession theory; biological system; cell membrane surface; electromagnetic fields; membrane permeability; specific exposure condition; Angular velocity; Biomembranes; Equations; Frequency; Gyromagnetism; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Permeability; Viscosity; ELF electromagnetic fields; bioelectromagnetic interaction modeling; cell membrane; resonance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8439-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403288

Filename

1403288