19. Electrostatic Field Induced Changes in Mouse Serum Proteins. A.A. Marino, T.J. Berger, R.O. Becker and F.X. Hart. Experientia 30: 1274, 1974.

The use of electricity in biological research and medicine holds great promise. Direct current effects1,2, piezoelectric3,4 and electromagnetic radiation effect5 may all prove useful or significant. A coherent theory of the effect of electricity on living tissue will be greatly aided by a determination of the range of experimentally observable effects. We report here that the serum protein patterns of mice are altered by continuous full-body exposure to electrostatic fields for periods up to 21 days. The result establishes that electrical effects can occur in mammalian systems at low energy thresholds, and in the absence of applied current.