Dynamic characteristics of membrane ions in multifield configurations of low-frequency electromagnetic radiation

We seek to extend the recent suggestion that classical cyclotron resonance of biologically important ions is implicated in weak electromagnetic field‐cell interactions. The motion of charged particles in a constant magnetic field and periodic electric field is examined under the simplifying assumpti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioelectromagnetics 1986, Vol.7 (2), p.177-189
Hauptverfasser: McLeod, B. R., Liboff, Abraham R.
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Zusammenfassung:We seek to extend the recent suggestion that classical cyclotron resonance of biologically important ions is implicated in weak electromagnetic field‐cell interactions. The motion of charged particles in a constant magnetic field and periodic electric field is examined under the simplifying assumption of no damping. Each of the nine terms of the relative dielectric tensor is found to have a dependence on functions that include the factor (ω2 – ω)−1, where ωB is the gyrofrequency. We also find a plasmalike decomposition of the electric field into oppositely rotating components that could conceivably act to drive oppositely charged ions in the same direction through helical membrane channels. For weak low‐frequency magnetic fields, an additional feature arises, namely, periodic reinforcement of the resonance condition with intervals of the order of tens of msec for biological ions such as Li+, Na+, and K+.
ISSN:0197-8462
1521-186X
DOI:10.1002/bem.2250070208