Evaluation of Potential Health Effects of 10 kHz Magnetic Fields: A Rodent Reproductive Study

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 162-171

  Dawson, B V ^a   Robertson, I G C ^b   Wilson, W R ^b   Zwi, L J ^b   Boys, J T ^b   Green, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

10 khz; Electromagnetic fields; Health effects magnetic fields; High frequency inductive power distribution; Organogenesis; Rat toxicity; Reproductive study; Rodent

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATERIALS HANDLING; RATS;

10 KHZ; HEALTH EFFECT MAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH EFFECTS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH-FREQUENCY INDUCTIVE POWER DISTRIBUTION; ORGANOGENESIS; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; RAT TOXICITY; REPRODUCTIVE STUDY; RODENT;

TOXICITY;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETISM; MALE; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; REPRODUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETICS; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031616816     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1998)19:3<162::aid-bem4>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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