The effect of melatonin on morphological changes in liver induced by magnetic field exposure in rats

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-32

  Gökçimen, Alpaslan ^a   Özgüner, Fehmi ^a   Karaöz, Erdal ^a   Özen, Şükrü ^a   Aydin, Gülsen ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Liver; Magnetic field; Melatonin; Morphological changes

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER; MALE; MELATONIN; RADIATION; RADIATION INJURIES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036560654     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.79.25     Document Type: Article

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