Markov Chain Simulation of Biological Effects on Nerve Cells Ionic Channels Due to Electromagnetic Fields Used in Communication Systems

The indiscriminate use of mobile communications technology has given rise to a quarrel about possible effects on the population health. The transmembrane ionic channels have been considered as a crucial site of electromagnetic (EM) fields interaction with the exposed living tissue. An overview in the literature was made and a membrane channel model was simulated. The model response to sinusoidal EM field in the ELF range, for a voltage-dependent channel, was analyzed and variations at around 10 % in the open probability have been observed. This study is important to evaluate hereafter the possible impacts due to the use of new technologies.