Analysis of the interaction between microwave fields and snail neurons by an ionic model of the membrane electrical activity

On the basis of a new ionic model of the electrophysiological behaviour of the snail neuronal membrane, the interaction mechanisms proposed in literature to justify the microwave effects on neurons have been examined. The analysis has been carried out by supposing that the electromagnetic field acts upon specific sites of the cell. The alterations of the membrane activity, obtained theoretically by changing the model parameters according to the proposed mechanisms, have been compared with the available experimental results. The analysis shows that, among the considered mechanisms, those supposing an action on the transmembrane-channel proteins or an alternation of the intracellular calcium are better supported by the theoretical-experimental agreement