Ferdinando Bersani (Hrsg.)

Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine

Herausgeber: Bersani, Ferdinando

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, a selection of the papers presented at the 2nd World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism, provides state of the art information on applications of electricity and electromagnetic fields on living organisms, especially man.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• 1999
• Seitenzahl: 996
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 164mm x 52mm
• Gewicht: 1751g
• ISBN-13: 9780306460418
• ISBN-10: 0306460416
• Artikelnr.: 22331485

Inhaltsangabe

Bioelectromagnetism in the History of Bologna.- Epidemiological Studies on
Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields.- Biophysical Chemistry of Signal
Transduction.- Mechanisms of Biological Interaction with Electric and
Magnetic Fields.- Effects of Extremely Low Frequency EMF on Signal
Transduction Pathways in Vitro.- Biomedical Applications of Short, Intense
Electric Pulses.- Health Aspects of Mobile Communication: Risks to the
Central Nervous System.- The Future Technology of Mobile Telephone Systems
and Other Wireless Services.- Policy and Electromagnetic Fields.- Horizons
in Science: Physical Regulation of Living Matter as an Emergent Concept in
Health and Disease.- Melatonin, Breast Cancer, and Magnetic Fields:
Replication Studies.- Magnetic Fields and Breast Cancer: Experimental in
Vivo Studies on the Melatonin Hypothesis.- 50-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure
and Melatonin in the Rat.- EMF Standards for Occupational and Environmental
Exposure in Eastern European Countries: Present Status and Trends for
International Harmonization.- The European Pre-Standard ENV 50166 ' Human
Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields' in Context.- Limits for Electric and
Magnetic Fields: Grounds and Developments at the European Community Level.-
NATO Activities as an Aid toward International Harmonization of EMF
Standards.- Regulations and Recommendations in Sweden.- Role of
Electrochemistry in Molecular Electronics and Biocomputing.- Electric
Control of Molecular Dipoles: A Paradigm for Information Processing.-
Magnetic Fields and Spatial Learning in Mice.- Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic
Fields and Spatial Learning and Memory Functions.- In Vitro Laboratory
Experiments Related to Cellular Telephone Communication.- In Vivo
Laboratory Experiments Related to Cellular Telephone Communication.-Effects
of 1.6 GHz Microwaves (Continuous and Pulsed Waves) on c-Fos, Epidermal
Growth Factor Receptor, and NSCL-1 Gene Expression in the Mouse Brain.-
Epidemiologic Studies Related to Cellular Telephone Communication.-
Cartilage Differentiation and Bone Healing.- Electrical Stimulation of
Tibial Osteotomies: A Double Blind Study.- EMF Stimulates Cartilage
Differentiation in Endochondral Ossification Coincident with an Increase in
TGFß Expression.- Comparison of lontophoresis and Electroporation:
Mechanisms and Tolerance.- Recent Advances in Skin Electroporation:
Mechanism and Efficacy.- Injury Associated with High Voltage Pulsing for
Transdermal Drug Delivery.- Exposure to Weak Oscillating Magnetic Fields
Modify Spontaneous and Evoked Brain Electrical Activities in Humans.-
Effect of Prolonged Exposure to 50 Hz Electromagnetic Fields on
Neurotransmitters and Receptors in Rat Brain.- Biological Effects of
Microwave Radiation.- Computer Modeling for Cellular Phones Dosimetry.-
Changes in Gene Expression following EMF Exposure.- The Mechanism of
Magnetic Field Stimulation of the Stress Response is Similar to Other
Environmental Stresses.- Use of Non-Mammalian Model Systems to Investigate
Mechanism Mediating Biological Interactions with Power Frequency
Electromagnetic Fields.- Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Cell
Proliferation.- Immunological Effects of ELF Electric and Magnetic Fields:
An Overview.- Thymus as a Possible Target of 50 Hz Electric and Magnetic
Fields.- Lymphocytes: ASensor for Genotoxic Effects of ELF Electric and
Magnetic Fields.- Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field Exposure of
Mitogen Stimulated Human T-Lymphocytes.- Effects and Mechanisms of Intense
DC Magnetic Fields on Biological, Physical and Chemical Processes.-
Magnetic Orientation ofFibrin and Other Biopolymers.- Bacterial Growth
under Strong Magnetic Field.- Nonlinear Dynamics.- Resonances and Magnetic
Field Detection in Biological Systems.- Correlation of Thermal Electrical
Noise in Ion Channel Arrays.- Biological Electron Transfer: A Possible
Framework for Some of the Biological Effects of ELF Magnetic Fields?.-
Mechanical Properties of Lipid Bilayers and Protein-Lipid Interactions.-
Mechanoelectrical and Electromechanical Energy Transduction Mechanisms.-
Shapes of Vesicles and Cells under Forces Exerted on the Enclosing
Membrane.- Mechanism of Neuronal Shape Transformation and Its Electrical
Consequences.- The Bacterial Flagellar Motor: A Brief Review of Models and
a New Electrostatic Model.- Molecular Transport across Stratum Corneum due
to Electric Pulses: Behavior of Localized Transport Regions (LTRS).-
Passive Electrical Properties of Human Stratum Corneum during Application
of Electric Fields.- Cell Electromanipulation Procedures Change the pH of a
Solution.- Weak ELF Electric Field Effects on Ca2+ Dependent Regulatory
Enzymes in the Respiratory Pathway; a Mechanism of Interaction between ELF
EM Fields and Organic Systems?.- Effects of 14 Tesla Magnetic Field on
Hydration and Structure of Water Molecules.- Bioluminescence of the Firefly
Luciola Cruciata under Strong DC Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Field
Environment in ULF Range (0-5 Hz) in Urban Areas: Man-Made and Natural
Fields in St. Petersburg (Russia).- Effects of External Magnetic (50 Hz)
Fields on Visual Display Units.- Comparison of FD-TD and Experimentally
Determined Local SAR Values in a Rhesus Monkey Model.- 3-Dimensional Models
for EMF Dosimetry.- Numerical Approaches for Microwave Bioelectromagnetic
Applications.- Experimental Calibration Procedure at 1.8 GHz of Electric
FieldProbes in a Slotted Waveguide.- Whole-Body SAR in a Full-Size Human
Model at 28.9 kHz.- RF-Induced Ankle Heating in a Rhesus Monkey at 100
MHz.- Magnetic Field Dosimetry - Biophysical and Clinical Aspects.-
Evaluation of Induced Currents in Human Models by Power Frequency
Electromagnetic Fields Using a BEM Technique.- Altered Cumulative Calcium
Influx for Biological Cells: An Illustration of the Theory of Signal
Averaging by Rectification of Weak Extremely Low Frequency Electric
Fields.- Exposure Parameters during Studies with ELF Magnetic and Electric
Fields.- Background ELF Magnetic Fields in a Great Urban Area.- Measurement
of Exposure to Magnetic Fields from Electrical Appliances.- Evaluation of
the Magnetic Fields Generated by Underground Cable and Overhead Power
Transmission Lines Using Calculation Models.- Assessment of Magnetic
Induction Levels near Middle and Low Voltage Distribution Transformers.-
Investigation of the Exposure Situation and the Immune Response of High
Frequency Exposed Workers in Austria.- Long-Term Measurements of Magnetic
Fields in Exposure Assessment.- Exposure Levels to Electromagnetic Fields
in Normal Operative Situations.- Combination of the Effects Function
Approach and Decision Analysis in Evaluating Power Frequency Field Policy
Options.- Measurements of Personal Exposure to MF in Korean Population.-
Low Frequency Dependent Magnetic Field Effects in Biological Systems and
the Radical Pair Mechanism.- Alterations of Electron Transfer and Energy
Conservation in Mitochondrial Complex I (NADH-Coenzyme Q Oxido- Reductase)
in Aging.- Combined Action of Temperature and Millimeter Waves on
Luminescence Characteristics of Thylakoid Membrane.- The State of the
Science for the Langevin-Lorentz Model.- Validation of the Quantum Z-S
Model by meansof the Interaction between MW Fields and Zn-Protoporphyrin
System.- Solvent-Hemoglobin Binding Site Interaction under Microwave
Electromagnetic Exposure: A Molecular Dynamic Study.- A Direct Comparison
between Experimental and Theoretical Results of Ligand-site Binding in Heme
Groups Exposed to Microwave Fields.- EMF Signals and Ion/Ligand Binding
Kinetics: Prediction of Bioeffective Waveform Parameters.- A Larmor
Precession/Dynamical System Model Allows? T-Range Magnetic Field Effects on
Ion Binding in the Presence of Thermal Noise.- Experimental and Theoretical
Evaluation of the Interaction of Biogenic Magnetite with Magnetic Fields.-
The Sensitivity of Cells and Tissues to Exogenous Fields:Dependence upon
Target System Initial State.- Neuronal Cells under Electromagnetic
Exposure: A Link between Microscopic and Macroscopic Modelling.- Influence
of Mobile Telecommunication Fields on Ligand Binding to Hydrophobic
Metallo-Proteins.- A Formula for Frequency and Amplitude Windows of Some
ELF and Null MF Bioeffects Follows from the Schroedinger Equation.-
Biophysical Constraints on the Biological Effects of Radio-Frequency and
Microwave Radiation.- Cell Membrane Pore Creation via Magnetic Particles:
Biomagnetic Stimulation and Transient Magnetic Fields.- Theoretical Issues
in Understanding Local Transport Regions in Electroporated Stratum
Corneum.- A Theoretical Model for Cell Electroporation: Quantitative
Description of Electrical Behavior.- Modeling of the Processes of Pore
Creation and Disappearance in a Cell under the Influence of Strong Electric
Field as Random One-Step Processes.- Interface Convection in Water as a
Primary Mechanism of Extra High Frequency Irradiation Effects.- Changes of
Intercellular Communication Induced by Alternating Electric Fields
Correlatewith Changes of cAMP.- Uncharacterized Physical Parameters Can
Contribute More Than Magnetic Field Exposure to ODC Activity in Vitro.-
Responses of Human MG-63 Osteosarcoma Cell Line and Human Osteoblast-like
Cells to Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields.- Effects of ELF Magnetic Fields on
Collagen Synthesis in Osteoblasts.- Experimental Factors Affecting
Dielectric Spectroscopy Measurements on Cell Suspensions of Chinese Hamster
Fibroblasts.- Differential Inhibition of Tamoxifen's Oncostatic Functions
in a Human Breast Cancer Cell Line by a 12mGauss (1.2µT) Magnetic Field.- A
12 mGauss (1.2?T) Magnetic Field Inhibits Tamoxifen's Oncostatic Action in
a Second Human Breast Cancer Cell Line: T47D.- Magnetic Fields Reduce the
Growth Inhibitory Effects of Tamoxifen in a Human Brain Tumor Cell Line.-
Effects of Ultrawide Band Microwave Pulses on Rat Hearts in Vitro.- Effects
of Weak ELF on E. coli Cells and Human Lymphocytes: Role of Genetic,
Physiological, and Physical Parameters.- Electromagnetic Field Effects on
the Morphometrical Characteristics of Rat Adrenal Glands.- Electromagnetic
Field Effects on the Morphology of Rat Thyroid Gland.- A Weak Magnetic
Field Caused the Increase of Proteins in the Brain.- Ornithine
Decarboxylase Activity and Morphology of Chick Embryos Exposed to 60 Hz
Magnetic Fields during Neurulation.- Effects of Randomly Varied Power
Frequency Magnetic Fields on the Life-Expectancy of Two Strains of Mice.-
The Influence of Long-Term Exposure to Randomly Varied Power Frequency
Magnetic Fields on the Fertility of the Mouse.- The Influence of Extremely
Low Frequency (ELF) Electromagnetic (EM) Fields on Freshwater
Bacterioplankton Communities.- Influence of the Pulsating Electromagnetic
Field (PEMF) on Spring Barley.- Human Heart Rate Changes inResponse to 50
Hz Sinusoidal and Square Waveform Magnetic Fields: A Follow up Study.-
Cardiovascular Effects of Short Term Exposure to Fields of Electricity
Power Transmission.- Modulation of Oscillation and Synchrony in the CNS by
Exposure to Weak ELF Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Properties of the Heart,
Spleen and Liver: Evidence for Biogenic Magnetite in Human Organs.- Does
Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields Affect Blood Pressure?.- Endogenous
Electrical Fields and Embryonic Development.- Physiological Gradients of
Voltage as Controls of Neural Morphogenesis.- Influence of a 50 Hz
Sinusoidal Magnetic Field on Sea Urchin Embryogenesis.- On a Role of
Endogenous Electric Fields in a Functional Cell Activity.- Environmental
Magnetic Field Exhibit No Quantitative Change in Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate
Translation System.- The Effect of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation on the
Expression of the Heat Shock Protein in Normal and Oncogenically
Transformed Fibroblast Cells.- Combined Action of Static Magnetic Field and
Temperature on the Surface Electric Charge of the Erythrocyte Membrane.-
Activating the Electrogenic Molecular Pumps, Na/K ATPase, by Weak
Oscillating Electrical Fields.- Calcium Dependent Activation of Human Blood
Neutrophils by Electric Field Pulses.- Intramembrane Proteins Clustering
Induced by 50 Hz Pulsed Magnetic Fields Is Reverted to a Random
Distribution in the Absence of the Field Exposure.- A Study of the Effects
of 10.75 GHz Microwave Radiation on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ion
Channels.- Effect of Magnetic Field Exposure on Calcium Channel Currents
Using Patch-Clamp Technique.- Effects of Time-Varying Strong Magnetic Field
on K+ Uptake through Ca2+-Dependant K+ Channel.- Intracellular Calcium
Mobilization Did Not Occur in Immune Cells Exposed to 50-Hz, 0.1 mT
Linearly and Circularly Polarized Magnetic Fields.- Experimental Setup for
Study of Calcium Wave Propagation in Astroglial Cells Exposed to ELF MF.-
Synergistic Effects of UVA-and EMF on Neuroblastoma Cells.- Ultrastructural
Distribution of Calcium after ELF Modulated Microwave and GSM Modulated RF
Irradiaton in the Temporal Cortex of Rat Brain.- Static µT-Level Magnetic
Fields Modulate Myosin Phosphorylation via Kinetic Effects on Calcium
Binding to Calmodulin.- A New Interpretation of the Effect of Magnetic
Treatments on the Initial Orientation of Homing Pigeons.- Physiological and
Perceptual Responses of Human Volunteers during Whole-Body RF Exposure at
450 MHz.- Weak Magnetic Field Speeds Up the Information Processing.- High
Peak Power, Low SAR Effects on Memory Task Performance in Rhesus Monkeys.-
Electromagnetic Fields and Learning: The Importance of Experimental Design
and Analysis.- Operant Behavior Tests in Rats after Prenatal Exposure to
High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.- Cytokine Production by Human
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) after in Vitro Exposure to 50 Hz
Magnetic Fields.- Exposure to 50 Hz Magnetic Field Is Affecting
Morphological and Biophysical Properties of Human Lymphoid Cell Line
(RAJI).- Effect of Millimeter Waves on the Concentration of Ceruloplasmin
in the Blood Plasma of Gamma-Irradiated Rats.- Effects of ELF Exposure on
Murine Immune System.- The Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on the
Induction of Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.- Enhancement
of T-Cell Mediated Immunity by Millimetric Waves.- Lack of Promoting
Effects of the Electromagnetic Near-Field for Cellular Phones (929 MHz) on
Rat Liver Carcinogenesis in Medium-Term Liver Bioassay.- ELF Magnetic Field
and Ionic Resonance: PreliminaryResults on Genotoxicity and Cell
Proliferation.- A Study on Progression of Spontaneous Leukemia in AKR Mice
Exposed to 50 Hz, Circularly Polarized Magnetic Field for 24 Weeks.- 60 Hz
Power Frequency Magnetic Field-Enhancement of X-Ray Induced Oncogenic
Transformation in Embryonic Tissue.- Effects of ELF Magnetic Fields on
Cellular Proliferation in in Vivo System.- Effect of Strong Static Magnetic
Fields on Mutagenicity of Chemical Mutagens in Bacterial Mutation Assay.-
Evidence of Changes in Genomic Location of Transponsable Elements in
Drosophilia melanogaster Flies Exposed to Static Magnetic Fields.-
Lymphoma/Leukemia in Mice Exposed to 60 Hz Magnetic Fields.- Preliminary
Results on Human Lymphocytes Exposed In Vitro to Cellular Telephone
Microwave Frequency.- Can EMF Exposure Emulate a Tumor Promoter? Designing
Endpoints.- Influence of Various HF Fields on Growth Behavior of HL-60
Cells to Investigate Cancer Promoting Effects.- The Stimulation of
Proliferation of Carcinogenically Initiated INIT/C3H/10T1/2Cells by
Imposing a 60 Hz Magnetic Field: a Magnetic Field or a Thermal Effect?.-
Exposure of Bacteriophage, DNA, and Growing Bacterial Cells to Modulated
Electromagnetic Radiations: No DNA Damage or Mutagenicity Observed.-
Calculation of the Power Deposited in Tissues Close to a Handset Antenna
Using a Non-Uniform FDTD.- Human Electrophysiological Studies on the
Influence of RF Exposure Emitted by GSM Cellular Phones.- Optimization of
Handset Antennas to Reduce Interaction with the User.- FDTD Handset Antenna
Modelling at 900 MHz for Electrical Performance and SAR Results.-
Characterization of an Exposure System Operating at Frequencies of Hand
Held Mobile Devices.- EEG Activity of the Human Brain during Exposure to
Cellular Phones.- A Model to Evaluate the Temperature Distribution in a
Human Eye Exposed to the Field Radiated by the Mobile Antenna in a Wireless
LAN.- GSM Cellular Phones Interference with Implantable Ventricular
Defribillators.- Nerve Conduction Velocity and Mobile Phones.- Analysis of
the MRI-Used Bird Cage Resonator.- 1H-MR Analysis of Restricted Diffusion
Applied to Bone Tissue Characterization and Pathologies.- Radiofrequency
Safety Standard-Setting in the United States.- Prediction of
E.M.Susceptibility at Radio Frequencies of Ligand Binding to Hydrophobic
Metalloproteins.- FD-TD Analysis of SAR Distributions inside Human Head
Excited by Cellular Phone Antennas.- Magnetic Field Monitoring on Board of
DC Electrified Transport in Russia.- Health Effects among Engine Drivers:
Possible Association with Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields from DC
Electrified Transport.- Survey of ELF Magnetic Fields in Locomotives of the
Italian Railways.- Exposure to Magnetic Fields at Work and Public Areas at
the Finnish Railways.- Exposure Metrics of Magnetic Fields from Electrified
Transport.- Exposure Guidelines for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.-
Education as a Basic Requirement of the Labour Protection.- Assessment of
the Modified EMDEX II Dosimeter in Measuring the Exposure of a 1 kHz
Induction Furnace Operators.- An RF Exposure System for Bacteriophage, DNA,
and Growing Bacterial Cells.- Analysis of Cancer Morbidity in Polish Career
Military Personnel Exposed Occupationally to Radiofrequency and Microwave
Radiation.- Sickness Absence from 1978 to 1992 of Electricité De France
(EDF) Workers Exposed to ELF EMF.- Electromagnetic Fields and Childhood
Leukemia: Pooled Analyses of Two German Population-Based Case-Control
Studies.- Mapping of Magnetic Fields in City Environment.- ECG
Abnormalities in WorkersExposed to Electromagnetic Fields at Different
Exposure Levels.- Epidemiological Research on Magnetic Field Exposure from
Cellular Phones and Risk of Cancer.- Extremely Low Frequency Waves Do Not
Cause Damage to the Crystalline Lens in Rats.- Supramembrane
Potential-Induced Electroconformational Changes of the Voltage-Gated Na
Channels Is a Possible Mechanism in Electrical Injury.- Magnetic Fields
(60Hz, 5mT) Do Not Influence MCF-7 Growth in Melatonin Insensitive Cells.-
Nocturnal Secretion of 6-Hydroxymelatonin Sulfate in Mice Exposed to 900
MHz Radio Frequency Radiation or 50 Hz Magnetic Fields.- Long-Term Exposure
of Mice to Power Frequency Magnetic Fields: Night-Time Melatonin
Production.- Effect of Stimulation by Low-Frequency Pulsed Electromagnetic
Fields in Subjects with Fracture of the Femoral Neck.- Gene Expression
during the Early Phases of Bone Repair in the Horse: Effects of
Electromagnetic Field Exposure.- Topographic Mapping Using Dexa Provides a
Technique for Assessing the Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Bone
Remodelling.- Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Wound Healing: A Review.-
State of the Art in Electromagnetic Therapeutics: Soft Tissue
Applications.- Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency. Stimulation on Wound
Healing: A Double-Blind Pilot Clinical Study.- Electric Field Modulates DNA
Synthesis of Dermal Fibroblasts in Collagen Matrix.- The Effect of
Electricity on Joint Contracture Due to Immobilization:Direct Current
Stimulation in Rat Experiment.- Effect of Applied Electric Fields on
Astrocytic Scar Formation after Spinal Cord Injury.- Pulsed Magnetic
Fields: A Glimmer of Hope for Patient Suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis.- Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Stimulated by Pulsating
Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) and Laser.- Mechanism of Membrane
Electroporation and Vesicle Deformation.- Macromolecules as Novel
Transdermal Transport Enhancers for Skin Electroporation.- Skin
Electroporation for Transdermal Drug Delivery.- Electric Sympathetic Block
for the Treatment of Pain.- The Effects of Pulsed Electrical Protocols on
Skin Damage, Sensation, and Pain.- Electric-Pulse-Induced Permeabilization
and Molecular Transport through Porcine Skin Using Surface Electrodes.-
Molecular Uptake in Yeast by Electroporation: Evidence for a Plateau.-
Development of Electrochemical Treatment at the City of Hope.- Electrically
Mediated Mammalian Cell Permeabilization to Macromolecules Application to
Gene Transfer.- Iontophoresis Causes Molecular Transport through Hair
Follicles and Sweat Ducts in the Skin.- The Treatment of Rheumatoid
Arthritis of the Hand with Pulsed Electrical Fields.- Subcutaneous Tissue
Diagnosis through Estimation of Structure by Bioimpedance and Its
Equivalent Circuits.- Mechanical Stimulation of Cartilage by Ultrasound.-
Increase in ODC Activity in Organs of Animals Exposed to 60 Hz
Linear,Sinusoidal Continuous-Wave Magnetic Fields of Different
Intensities.- Chronic Toxicity/Oncogenicity Studies of 60 Hz Magnetic
Fields in F344 Rats and B6C3F1 Mice: Final Survival, Body Weight, Clinical
Observation, and Gross Pathology Data.- Cancer Promotion Test Using AKR
Mice under Exposure to 50 Hz Linearly and Ellipsoidally Polarized Magnetic
Fields.- Carcinogenicity Test Using B6C3F1 Mice after Parental and Prenatal
Exposure to 50 Hz Magnetic Fields. Results of Histopathological
Examination.- Vibration in Microtubules.- Search for the Effect of
Millimeter Waves on Synaptic Processes in the Central Nervous System.-
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Human Parietal Lobe Relieves Induced
Pain through Endorphin Release.- Independently Replicated Biological
Effects of ELF Electromagnetic Fields: A Literature Study.- Electromagnetic
Hypersensitivity as a Progressive Disease.