Suppression of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis is specific to the frequency and intensity of nocturnally applied, intermittent magnetic fields in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Cook, L L ^a   Persinger, M A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulations; Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; Magnetic fields; Multiple sclerosis; NanoTesla range; Nocturnal exposures; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN REGION; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INOCULATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE; FEMALE; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034644946     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01454-3     Document Type: Article

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