Changes in mouse adrenal gland functionality under second-generation chronic exposure to ELF magnetic fields. I. Males

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-98

  Picazo, M L ^a   De Miguel, M P ^a   Romo, M A ^b   Varela, L ^c   Franco, P ^c   Gianonatti, C ^d   Bardasano, J L ^b  

^a Faculty of Biology

^b Faculty of Medicine

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Cortisol; Magnetic fields; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030560043     PISSN: 10619526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368379609009825     Document Type: Article

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