Analysis of induced currents in a rat exposed to 50 Hz linearly and circularly polarized magnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 354-363

  Wake, Kanako ^a   Tanaka, Toshiyuki ^a   Taki, Masao ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Impedance method; MRI based numerical model; Numerical analysis; Pineal gland; Polarization; Retina

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RATS;

CIRCULARLY-POLARIZED; EXPOSED TO; IMPEDANCE METHOD; INDUCED CURRENT DENSITY; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MRI-BASED NUMERICAL MODEL; PINEAL GLAND; POLARIZED MAGNETIC FIELDS; RAT MODEL; RETINA;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETISM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RAT; RETINA;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETICS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RETINA;

EID: 0034218621     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186X(200007)21:5<354::AID-BEM4>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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