Effects of pulsed ultrasound on embryonic development: An in vitro study

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 575-585

  Ramnarine, Kumar V ^a   Nassiri, Dariush K ^a   McCarthy, Afshan ^b   Brown, Nigel A ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioeffects; Embryonic development; Safety; Thresholds; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

BIOEFFECTS;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032076455     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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