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Journal of Microwave Power
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The Effect
of Microwave Radiation on Passive Membrane Properties of Snail Neurons [PDF] |
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S.L. Arber
1981 16 1 15-20 |
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Abstract The effect of CW
microwaves (2450-MHz, rate of energy absorption, 15.5 mW/g) on passive
properties of neurons of the Helix snail was studied. After one hour of
exposure, the electrical resistance and the time constant of the membrane
diminished, respectively, by 22 and 26%. Irradiation against the background
of injection of EDTA (ethylene-diamine-tetra-acidic acid) into the cell
blocked the change in membrane resistance. In contrast, injection of DNP (2,
4-dinitrophenol) into the cell qualitatively mimiced the microwave effect, |
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