Effects of Exposure to Static Magnetic Fields on the Morphology and Morphometry of Mouse Epididymal Sperm

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 377-383

  Tablado, Lourdes ^a   Pérez Sánchez, Francisco ^a   Núñez, Javier ^a   Núñez, Manuel ^a   Soler, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Magnetism; Sperm size and shape

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

EXPOSED TO; IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; MORPHO-LOGICS; MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS; MORPHOMETRICS; MORPHOMETRY; SIZE AND SHAPE; SPERM SIZE AND SHAPE; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MICE; SPERM HEAD; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031605120     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1998)19:6<377::AID-BEM5>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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