Title :
Effects of magnetostatic and varying magnetic fields on heme respiration ability
Author_Institution :
Med. Eng. Program, George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Results are presented concerning the pathological effects of both magnetostatic and time-varying magnetic fields as well as other electromagnetic (EM) waves on heme respiratory ability and photocarcinogenesis. Both effects and mechanisms are briefly presented. These include induced oxidation potentials due to magnetostatic fields and the effects of photons from EM fields. It is shown that being exposed to magnetostatic fields of between 40 kG and 161 kG for long periods of time could be harmful.<>
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; biomagnetism; biomolecular effects of radiation; blood; cellular effects of radiation; proteins; EM waves; heme respiratory ability; induced oxidation potentials; magnetostatic fields; pathological effects; photocarcinogenesis; time-varying magnetic fields;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95261
