Development of mouse testis and epididymis following intrauterine exposure to a static magnetic field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Tablado, Lourdes ^a   Soler, Carles ^a   Núñez, Manuel ^a   Núñez, Javier ^a   Pérez Sánchez, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DC magnetic fields; Fetal and postnatal development; Histology; Male reproduction; Mice

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; MAMMALS;

BODY WEIGHT; DC MAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSED TO; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LITTER SIZES; MALE REPRODUCTION; MOUSE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; WEIGHT GAIN;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETISM; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TESTIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TESTIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033629003     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(200001)21:1<19::AID-BEM4>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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