Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields. Beneficial and Harmful Effects

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Author(s): David O. Carpenter and Sinerik Ayrapetyan (Eds.)
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 1994

Language: English
Pages: 352
City: San Diego
Tags: Биологические дисциплины;Биофизика;

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contents of Volume 1, Pages xiii-xvii
Contributors, Pages xix-xxi
Preface, Pages xxiii-xxiv
1 - Effect of Electrical Fields on Neuronal Growth and Regeneration, Pages 3-11, Wise Young
2 - Therapeutic Uses of Electric and Magnetic Fields in Orthopedics, Pages 13-48, Andrew Bassett
3 - Magnetic Source Imaging, Pages 49-79, Risto J. Ilmoniemi
4 - Electric Field-Induced Calcium Flux and Changes in Cell Shape, Motility, and Cytoskeleton, Pages 83-101, Sek Wen Hui
5 - In Vitro Systems for the Study of Electromagnetic Effects on Bone and Connective Tissue, Pages 103-119, Richard A. Luben
6 - Electric and Magnetic Field Effects on the Immune System, Pages 121-145, Alessandro Chiabrera, Ruggiero Cadossi, Ferdinando Bersani, Claudio Franceschi, Bruno Bianco
7 - Autoimmune Reactions as a Possible Component of Stress Induced by Electromagnetic Fields, Pages 147-154, A.M. Serduke, Y.D. Dumanskyj, S. Mandzu
8 - Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields on Transcription, Pages 155-176, Reba Goodman, Ann Shirley-Henderson
9 - Electric and Magnetic Fields and Carcinogenesis, Pages 177-197, Abraham H. Parola, Ariela Markel
10 - Electric and Magnetic Fields and Cancer: The Use of Field Exposure Measurements in Epidemiological Studies, Pages 201-231, Sergio Koifman, Gilles Thériault
11 - Epidemiologic Evidence on Cancer in Relation to Residential and Occupational Exposures, Pages 233-261, David A. Savitz, Anders Ahlbom
12 - Electric Power and Risk of Hormone-Related Cancers, Pages 263-278, Richard G. Stevens
13 - Thermal, Cumulative, and Life Span Effects and Cancer in Mammals Exposed to Radiofrequency Radiation, Pages 279-295, Joe A. Elder
14 - Power-Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields: Issues of Risk Management and Risk Communication, Pages 297-319, M. Granger Morgan
15 - The Public Health Implications of Magnetic Field Effects on Biological Systems, Pages 321-329, David O. Carpenter
Index, Pages 331-357