Effects of Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields on Fetal Development in CBA/Ca Mice

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 477-485

  Huuskonen, Hannele ^a   Juutilainen, Jukka ^b   Julkunen, Antero ^b   Mäki Paakkanen, Jorma ^a   Komulainen, Hannu ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Embryogenesis; Low frequency magnetic fields; Teratology

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAMMALS; OBSTETRICS;

ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD; EMBRYOGENESIS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPOSURE GROUPS; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; TERATOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE MARROW CELL; CBA MOUSE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS RESORPTION; HISTOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL RESORPTION; FETUS; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032246734     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1998)19:8<477::aid-bem5>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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