Cellular disorders induced by high magnetic fields

To evaluate whether static high magnetic fields (HMFs), in the range of 10–17 T, affect the cytoskeleton and cell organization in different types of mammalian cells, including fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and differentiating neurons.

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