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On Causes of Biological Efficiency of Low-Intensive Millimeter Waves

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The process of the ions transport through the biological membrane is considered. A role of air microbubbles efficiently mixing a near-membrane liquid layer in the presence of a temperature gradient is pointed out. These circumstances result in lowering an energy barrier height of the transmembrane ion-transport. It is shown that even low-level irradiation by the millimeter waves creates the temperature gradient, which is enough for effective mixing of near-membrane liquid's layer. It is demonstrated that a process of restoration an equilibrium air-distribution in the intercellar medium after ceasing the microwave irradiation proceeds according to the diffusion mechanism, i.e. rather slow.

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  1. Radiophysical Faculty, Kharkov State University, Svobody Sq., 4, Kharkov, 310077, Ukraine

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Yemets, B.G. On Causes of Biological Efficiency of Low-Intensive Millimeter Waves. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 19, 1587–1593 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022667428288

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