ELF magnetic field effects on fatty-acid composition of phospholipid fraction and reproduction of rats' testes

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-29

  Sert, Cemil ^a   Akdag, M Zulkuf ^a   Bashan, Mehmet ^a   Buyukbayram, Huseyin ^a   Dasdag, Suleyman ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ELF magnetic field; Fatty acid; Phospholipid; Sperm; Testis cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036395787     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JBC-120003108     Document Type: Article

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