title: Electric currents induced inside biological cells by geomagnetic and atmospheric phenomena.
abstract: An increasing number of studies have appeared in the last ten years indicating that some pathologies may correlate with geomagnetic activity and cosmic rays. However a physical mechanism binding both phenomena has not been proposed. In the present work we obtain the amplitude of the magnetic fields at different frequencies, that may induce inside biological cells currents of the same magnitude of the currents generated by the cells themselves. We compare these values with the wave amplitudes produced in geomagnetic and atmospheric phenomena, and found that micropulsations, whistlers and lightning are capable of produce the same or larger values.
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Física Espacial, Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM, C.P. 04510, México D.F. MEXICO. hdurand@ariel.igeofcu.unam.mx
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Durand-Manterola
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Diaz-Sandoval
mesh_terms: D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008030:Lightning; D008280:Magnetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D014887:Weather