Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia in rats exposed to intermittent 60 Hz magnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-193

  Anderson, L E ^a   Morris, J E ^a   Miller, D L ^a   Rafferty, C N ^b   Ebi, K L ^b   Sasser, L B ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

60Hz; Animal model; Cancer; Cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

60HZ; AMBIENTS; ANIMAL MODEL; CANCER; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FIELD EXPOSURE; LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC-FIELD; SPLEEN CELLS; TREATMENT GROUP;

RATS;

ANIMALIA; HELIOTHIS ZEA VIRUS 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FISCHER 344 RAT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SPLEEN; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPLEEN; SPLENOMEGALY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035315818     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.37     Document Type: Article

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