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IT has been known for some time that the behaviour of certain types of biological materials may be influenced by magnetic fields. Lenzi1 reported a difference in effect on neoplastic tissue of a constant and an alternating magnetic field. Other workers2–4 have shown by various methods the reaction of other tissues to magnetic fields. In an attempt to extend earlier investigations in our laboratories5 and to develop a quantitative method we have conducted a series of experiments on the effects of magnetic fields on tissue respiration.
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RENO, V., NUTINI, L. Effect of Magnetic Fields on Tissue Respiration. Nature 198, 204–205 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198204b0
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