Effects of static electromagnetic fields on chick embryo pineal gland development

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 74-80

  Jové, Montserrat ^a   Torrente, Miguel ^a   Gilabert, Rosa ^a   Espinar, Auxiliadora ^b   Cobos, Pedro ^a   Piera, Verónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Development; Electromagnetic fields; Epiphysis Chick; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIPHYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; PINEAL GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032836249     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016677     Document Type: Article

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