-
Research funding: None declared.
-
Author contributions: Author has accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
-
Competing interests: Author states no conflict of interest.
-
Informed consent: Not applicable.
-
Ethical approval: The conducted research is not related to either human or animal use.
References
1. Pall, ML. Millimeter (MM) wave and microwave frequency radiation produce deeply penetrating effects: the biology and the physics. Rev Environ Health 2021;37:247–58. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2020-0165.Search in Google Scholar
2. Panagopoulos, DJ, Messini, N, Karabarbounis, A, Filippetis, AL, Margaritis, LH. A mechanism for action of oscillating electric fields on cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000;272:634–40. https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2000.2746.Search in Google Scholar
3. Panagopoulos, DJ, Karabarbounis, A, Margaritis, LH. Mechanism for action of electromagnetic fields on cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002;298:95–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02393-8.Search in Google Scholar
4. Panagopoulos, DJ, Johansson, O, Carlo, GL. Polarization: a key difference between man-made and natural electromagnetic fields, in regard to biological activity. Sci Rep 2015;5:14914. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep14914.Search in Google Scholar
5. Panagopoulos, DJ, Balmori, A, Chrousos, GP. On the biophysical mechanism of sensing upcoming earthquakes by animals. Sci Total Environ 2020;717:136989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136989.Search in Google Scholar
6. Panagopoulos, DJ, Balmori, A. On the biophysical mechanism of sensing atmospheric discharges by living organisms. Sci Total Environ 2017;599–600:2026–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.089.Search in Google Scholar
7. Panagopoulos, DJ. Mobile telephony radiation effects on insect ovarian cells. The necessity for real exposures bioactivity assessment. The key role of polarization, and the ion forced-oscillation mechanism. In: Geddes, CD, editor. Microwave effects on DNA and proteins. Switzerland: Springer; 2017.10.1007/978-3-319-50289-2_1Search in Google Scholar
8. Pall, ML. Scientific evidence contradicts findings and assumptions of Canadian safety panel 6: microwaves act through voltage-gated calcium channel activation to induce biological impacts at non-thermal levels, supporting a paradigm shift for microwave/lower frequency electromagnetic field action. Rev Environ Health 2015;30:99–116. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2015-0001.Search in Google Scholar
9. Halgamuge, MN, Abeyrathne, CD. Behavior of charged particles in a biological cell exposed to AC-DC electromagnetic fields. Environ Eng Sci 2011;28:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2010.0045.Search in Google Scholar
10. Pakhomov, AG, Akyel, Y, Pakhomova, ON, Stuck, BE, Murphy, MR. Current state and implications of research on biological effects of millimeter waves: a review of the literature. Bioelectromagnetics 1998;19:393–413. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1998)19:7<393::aid-bem1>3.0.co;2-x.10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1998)19:7<393::AID-BEM1>3.0.CO;2-XSearch in Google Scholar
© 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
