pH, Electric Conductivity and Delayed Luminescence Changes in Human Sera of Subjects Undergoing the Relaxation Response: A Preliminary Study and Theoretical Considerations

Authors

  • Carlo Dal Lin Dipartimento di scienze cardiologiche, toraciche e vascolari, Università di Padova https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1406-6281
  • Rosaria Grasso Department of Physics and Astronomy “Ettore Majorana”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
  • Agata Scordino Department of Physics and Astronomy “Ettore Majorana”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
  • Antonio Triglia Department of Physics and Astronomy “Ettore Majorana”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
  • Francesco Tona Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Medical School, Padua, Italy
  • Sabino Iliceto Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Medical School, Padua, Italy
  • Giuseppe Vitiello Physics department “E. R. Caianiello”, Salerno University, Fisciano (Salerno), Italy
  • Vittorio Elia Promete S.r.l. - Spin-off company, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Naples, Italy
  • Elena Napoli Promete S.r.l. - Spin-off company, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Naples, Italy
  • Roberto Germano Promete S.r.l. - Spin-off company, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Naples, Italy
  • Francesco Musumeci Department of Physics and Astronomy “Ettore Majorana”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-5876/16997

Abstract

In our recent works we reported that physical and chemical characteristics of serum can vary in relation to the psychic activity of an individual depending on whether it is oriented to stress or relaxation. We wandered if these observations could be accompanied by an appreciable modification of the pH, electric conductivity and Delayed Luminescence of the same serum samples. Our preliminary data may suggest that the serum pH could significantly increase during a Relaxation Response ntervention while electric conductivity seems to decrease. Moreover, Delayed Luminescense could vary in the same subject according to the Relaxation Response practice. According to our preliminary data, we postulate the appearance of a coherent system within the blood samples analyzed after the Relaxation Response. Further researches and some technical development are needed to support our preliminary
findings.

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2021-02-10

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Dal Lin, C., Grasso, R., Scordino, A., Triglia, A., Tona, F., Iliceto, S., Vitiello, G., Elia, V., Napoli, E., Germano, R., & Musumeci, F. (2021). pH, Electric Conductivity and Delayed Luminescence Changes in Human Sera of Subjects Undergoing the Relaxation Response: A Preliminary Study and Theoretical Considerations. Organisms. Journal of Biological Sciences, 4(2), 17–29. https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-5876/16997

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