Effects of low level pulsed radio frequency fields on induced osteoporosis in rat bone

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 581-586

  Jayanand, ^a   Behari, Jitendra ^a   Lochan, Rajeev ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Osteoporosis; Pulsed electromagnetic field

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NEUROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SCIATIC NEURECTOMY;

BONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038378862     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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