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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Magnetic Sensitive Pineal Cells in Pigeons

P. SemmW. WiltschkoLutz VollrathT. Schneider

subject

Homing pigeonPhysicsNorth polePineal glandNuclear magnetic resonancemedicine.anatomical_structuremedicinesense organsskin and connective tissue diseasesequipment and supplieshuman activitiesExcitationMagnetic field

description

The electrical activity of about 30% of a homing pigeon’s pineal cells can be altered by changing the horizontal or vertical component of the natural magnetic field, using two pairs of Helmholtz coils. The cells respond to a rapid and/or gradual change in the magnetic field with either excitation or inhibition. In some of the sensitive cells the responses to magnetic field changes could not be repeated.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1982-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68616-0_34