Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of 60 Hz magnetic fields and harmonic frequencies in Sprague-Dawley rats

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 5 II SUPPL., 2000, Pages 637-641

  Ryan, Bernadette M ^a   Polen, Mary ^a   Gauger, James R ^a   Mallett Jr , Eddie ^a   Kearns, Mark B ^a   Bryan, Tanya L ^a   McCormick, David L ^a  

^a IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER INCIDENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LITTER SIZE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SPERM;

EID: 0034114066     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0637:eotdto]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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