Exposure to 50-Hz electromagnetic fields: Effects of time and field strength on gap junctional intercellular communications

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-256

  Li, C M ^a   Chiang, H ^a   Fu, Y D ^a   Lu, D Q ^a   Shao, B J ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

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CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0033426095     PISSN: 10619526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368379909022581     Document Type: Article

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