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Electromagnetic Field Effects on Cell Membranes and Cell Metabolism

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Electrochemistry in Research and Development

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After the discovery of galvanism at the end of the 18th century by Galvani and the foundation of electrochemistry by Ritter, since 1796[1] electric magnetic effects on cells, tissues and organisms have been registered leading to the expansion of electrophysiology by Du Bois-Reymond[2] and others during the 19th century[3] parallel to the development of fundamental electrochemistry[4].

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Berg, H. (1985). Electromagnetic Field Effects on Cell Membranes and Cell Metabolism. In: Kalvoda, R., Parsons, R. (eds) Electrochemistry in Research and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5098-9_25

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