ELECTROMAGNETISM
& LIFE
By
Robert
O. Becker and Andrew A. Marino
http://www.ortho.lsumc.edu/Faculty/Marino/EL/ELTOC.html
CONTENTS
Part One: Historical
Developments
1. The Origins of
Electrobiology
Part Two:
The Role of Electromagnetic Energy in the Regulation of Life Processes
2. The Physiological
Function of Intrinsic Electromagnetic Energy
Introduction
The Nervous System
Growth Control
Bone
Summary
References
3. Control of Living
Organisms by Natural and Simulated Environmental Electromagnetic Energy
Introduction
Evolution of Life
Biological Cycles
Positional and
Navigational Aids
References
Part Three: Laboratory
Studies of the Adaptability of Organisms to Electromagnetic Energy
4. Electrical Properties of
Biological Tissue
Introduction
Energy Bands
Piezoelectricity
Superconductivity
Techniques of
Application of Electromagnetic Fields
Summary
References
5. Effects of
Electromagnetic Energy on the Nervous System
Introduction
Direct Effects
Behavioral Effects
Summary
References
6. Effects of
Electromagnetic Energy on the Endocrine System
Introduction
The Adrenal Cortex
The Thyroid
The Adrenal Medulla and
the Pancreatic Islets
Summary
References
7. Effects of
Electromagnetic Energy on the Cardiovascular and Hematological
Systems
Introduction
The Cardiovascular
System
Blood
Immune Response
Summary
References
8. Effects of
Electromagnetic Energy on Biological Functions
Introduction
Intermediary Metabolism
Reproduction, Growth and
Healing
Mutagenesis
Uncontrolled Variables
Summary
References
9. Mechanisms of Biological
Effects of Electromagnetic Energy
Introduction
Cybernetic Approach
Analytic Approach
Summary
References
Part Four: Applied
Electromagnetic Energy: Risks and Benefits
10. Health Risks Due to
Artificial Electromagnetic Energy in the Environment
Introduction
Levels in the
Environment
Epidemiological Studies
and Surveys
Analysis
Summary
References
11. Special Topics
Concerning Electromagnetic Energy
Therapeutic Applications
Acupuncture
Impacts on Natural
Ecological Systems
References
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