title: Investigation of AC-DC magnetic field effects in planar phospholipid bilayers.
abstract: Observations recently reported by others indicate that a combination of a weak dc magnetic field and extremely-low-frequency ac magnetic field can produce resonant effects in biological systems. We report measurements of the effects of combined dc and ac magnetic fields on the dc current through channel-free planar phospholipid membranes. The combined dc-ac magnetic fields did affect the dc current through planar phospholipid membranes, but not in every membrane, and not consistently at the same values of magnetic flux density and frequency. None of our measurements showed resonant response akin to the cyclotron-like resonance reported in diatoms [Smith et al., 1987] and lymphocytes [Liboff et al., 1987].
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Durney
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruckner-Lea
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janata
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rappaport
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010743:Phospholipids
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010743:Phospholipids