TY - GEN
T1 - Influence of calcium cyclotronic resonance on the developmental rates of Xenopus Laevis tadpoles
AU - Severini, M.
AU - Giliberti, C.
AU - Tarantino, G.
AU - Loy, M.
AU - Bonori, M.
AU - Congiu Castellano, A.
AU - Bedini, A.
AU - Palomba, R.
AU - Giuliani, L.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Recent in vivo and in vitro studies suggest that exposures to a weak ELF magnetic field close to Larmor frequency of Ca2+ could have a role in changing the development rate of cells and animals. Several experiments have been performed to assess the influence of specific exposure conditions on the Xenopus laevis tadpoles development rate. In our study, the exposition to a weak ELF magnetic field close to Ca2+ cyclotronic resonance, doesn't seem to affect the developmental rates of the tadpoles. Otherwise, under exposure conditions different from those of Ca2+ cyclotronic resonance, a significant retard seems to occur. Comparing these results, it can be deduced that probably the geomagnetic field B0 plays an important role in the activation of some processes connected with the development rate of this specie. In order to find an interpretation of the interaction mechanisms occurring between the magnetic fields and the biological matter at microscopic level, according to the Zhadin effect, an estimation of the energies associated to the most important ions involved in the intra/extra cellular activities (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+) under different exposure conditions, has been performed.
AB - Recent in vivo and in vitro studies suggest that exposures to a weak ELF magnetic field close to Larmor frequency of Ca2+ could have a role in changing the development rate of cells and animals. Several experiments have been performed to assess the influence of specific exposure conditions on the Xenopus laevis tadpoles development rate. In our study, the exposition to a weak ELF magnetic field close to Ca2+ cyclotronic resonance, doesn't seem to affect the developmental rates of the tadpoles. Otherwise, under exposure conditions different from those of Ca2+ cyclotronic resonance, a significant retard seems to occur. Comparing these results, it can be deduced that probably the geomagnetic field B0 plays an important role in the activation of some processes connected with the development rate of this specie. In order to find an interpretation of the interaction mechanisms occurring between the magnetic fields and the biological matter at microscopic level, according to the Zhadin effect, an estimation of the energies associated to the most important ions involved in the intra/extra cellular activities (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+) under different exposure conditions, has been performed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84899030358
M3 - Conference Paper published in a book
AN - SCOPUS:84899030358
SN - 9781618390554
T3 - Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium
SP - 956
EP - 960
BT - Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium 2009, PIERS 2009 Beijing
PB - Electromagnetics Academy
T2 - Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium 2009, PIERS 2009 Beijing
Y2 - 23 March 2009 through 27 March 2009
ER -